![]() ![]() But there is no diversity, the inhabitants all lead the same existence, work the same number of hours and live in the same houses. The perfection of the island passes only by the standardization of all its elements (geographical, architectural and human). Also, Utopians believe that virginity and premarital examination are required. Any Utopian that committed adultery and tried to escape the Island is harshly punished, mistreated, and is exposed to servitude. It is mandatory for every Utopian to work in agriculture for two years. In addition, because agriculture is the prime professional occupation in the Utopia. Not alike England at this epoch, where there was a lot of housewives, nobles, and beggars. In Thomas More’s Utopia, every individual should have a job and work for 6 hours. Although, in the island, people share their overabundant resources with pleasure. Thomas More observed how the British society was driven by money, and how some individual receive admiration and esteem by people just for being wealthy. Money nor wealth have a value in the island: “gold is a badge of infamy”. Thus, atheists are refused by the utopian society. On the other hand, any religion that accepts these two principles is legal. Those who do not believe in these dogmas are excluded from the community, but are neither beaten nor killed. They simply postulate two dogmas: the immortality of the soul and the government of the world through divine providence. Religions are multiple and coexist, but most Utopians are monotheistic and recognize an immense and inexplicable God. All individuals are equal and have the liberty of religion. Utopians have abolished private property and apply the principle of common possession. ![]() Any utopian who has independent discussion about public affairs is sentenced to death. The capital which is located in the center of the island is Amaurot because it is the seat of the government and the senate hence, public affairs and concerns of the state are always discussed in council with the Prince. ![]() Language, laws, customs and institutions are uniform. Utopia is a crescent-shaped island that contains fifty-four large cities and the distance between every city and another is 24 miles away. Thomas More describes his ideal society which is an island because isolation on the outside is essential to the proper functioning of the ideal society. The island of Utopia is a kind of positive counter-image of what might be England, if it was better governed. Utopia is a masterwork written by Thomas More, and published in 1516. ![]()
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