Essay On Utopian Society

Senior Research Project The definition of a Utopian society is “a world or society in which life is ideal or perfect in every way. It is the ultimate goal of all mankind.” While what is ideal or perfect is arbitrary to each person, a society should strive for the maintaining and betterment of their own society. The Hutterites society is a colony of farmers that share their goods through the betterment of their own society along with their wealth. However the Hutterite society is a utopian society because of its inclusiveness, freedom to do whatever they would like, and their ability to adapt to changes in their own society; although the society has troubles in education it does not change the “ideal” society that they created.
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It was estimated that when the Hutterites first moved into the United States, adults had a illiteracy rate of 60%, this was because education in Europe at the time was not well established. Although this is the one flaw in the Hutterite community, it is a widespread epidemic not just for the lower class; this is because there is no lower class in the Hutterite community. This still doesn’t make illiteracy and a lack of education necessary for a utopian society, just simply a minor flaw in the Hutterite community due to the traditional lifestyle that the Hutterites live. The equal distribution simply illustrates that the society within does have a hierarchy of officials, or any social classes at all. Although education is necessary for existent and common sense - education rates have increased with 40 new teachers from Hutterite colonies with bachelor of education degrees - the Hutterites are able to create a colony of acceptance and complete equality. While the Hutterites stride to make the colony great, supporting more teachers and increasing agricultural attention, they have already made huge steps to being considered a