After reading the Utopia, I checked some information about socialism, and presented a little thought here.
Socialist ideals have influenced throughout the history of literature; from Plato to Marx, the goal of a perfect state has taken up some of the best minds in political thought manifesting itself in literature. Among these, the most famous one is the Utopia of More, a work which links the utopias of the ancient with the utopias of the modern. The fantasy island draws on the Greek Republic and yet it influenced the revolutionary world of Marx.
Utopia lacks classes because everyone shares the same work, everyone is equal, and everyone has the same rights. In Utopia there is an obligation for all to work a minimum of six hours everyday at whatever he is best at. All people spend time in the country working the land, as this is an agriculturally based society they must assure themselves of continued crop growth. In addition to creating the same conditions for everyone, this assures that they will have enough supplies to suppress the animal fear of want. All clothing is plain and simple, designed only for utility and practicality. More points out that if someone was dressed in ‘finer’ material, he would not be better protected against the cold, nor would he appear better dressed to the Utopians. Hereditary distinctions do not exist because children are easily moved around from household to household, depending on which occupation he would like to learn. Since there is very little distinction in occupation, dress, lodging, riches, or use of free time, pride is almost non-existent in Utopia.
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