The Pros And Cons Of Utopia

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Tomas Mores Utopia has good points and bad ones. Although there are many good points to Utopia, I would not want to live there. “Every house has a door to the street and another to the garden. The doors, which are made with two leaves, open easily and swing shut automatically, letting anyone enter who wants to—and so there is no private property” (Utopia, Book 2 / 549). There is no criminal activity so they have no fear of leaving their doors open. There are three main reasons I would not want to live in Utopia, slavery, wives and children subject to husbands rule, people uprooted for under population. The first reason is Slavery is one of the worst things that any population could do to its people. In Utopia adultery is one of the most serious crimes. If you are caught committing …show more content…

“Wives are subject to their husbands, children to their parents, and generally the younger to their elders.” We have come so far in this world against slavery and women being able to do all the things that men can do it is very sad to see this kind of treatment for women and children. I know that in this time period this is acceptable behavior, but I would never want to live in a society where people are treated this way. “All other minors, both boys and girls up to the age of marriage, either wait on table, or, if not old and strong enough for that, stand by in absolute silence.” (Utopia, Book 2 / 557) The final reason that I would not want to live in Utopia is, if there is under population in a city people are up rooted from their homes and put into different houses so each city is at the right population. “The limit on adults is easily observed by transferring individuals from a household with too many into a household with not enough.” (Utopia, Book 2 / 555). People are moved from house to house or city to city just to keep each population the same. I do not think that this was a good way for people to

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