My Ideal Utopia

A utopia sounds like a wonderful thing. The Oxford English Dictionary defines “utopia” as an “imagined or hypothetical place, system, or state of existence in which everything is perfect, esp. in respect of social structure, laws, and politics.” (OED, 2015, entry 2) But what happens when someone tries to bring this imagined land of perfection into reality? Both in fictional literature and in real life applications, utopian dreams destroy societies.

There are many different definitions to describe a true perfect Utopia. The reason that there are so many people with many different ideas about the perfect world is because the act of making something perfect in a person vision of utopia is created to suit what that creator deems to be perfect. Perception is the key to understanding what makes a Utopia perfect and what makes it flawed. My view of a Utopia requires several different managements and trade-offs of what is believed to be best for the community. This Utopia cannot be strong unless it has a powerful backing of several democratic leaders, many sound and agreeable rules, understanding of peace, lack of war, and desire to work in harmony within the

One of the major themes Mitchell plays with in his novel is the concept of a utopian society, and what it is comprised of. In each story, there is a setup for a ‘perfect’ society, but humanity, or humanity’s spirit got in the way. Each story represents how the interpretation of things can shape a society, depending on how literal they take the events. In the story “Sloosha’s Crossin’ an’ Everythin’ After”, the tales are in place to develop the role of each character. Zachry fights his inner demons, just as Truman Napes does with Old Georgie. Zachry chooses to protect and befriend Meronym, even though it goes against his initial judgement. Meronym fights for the overall good of the people just as the crow does in “Prescient yarnie”. She goes out and lives with the villagers to gather information, and saves Zachry’s sister. She is making diplomatic decisions to take on the risk of changing the course of things by helping her. The function of Zachry and Meronym are to be foils of each other, even the story is told from the biased perspective of Zachry. Meronym is focused on long term goals, and the redevelopment of society, while Zachry is very much focused on the present time, and the folklore that affects his day to day life.

They both centralize the power in one area and do not let the people have rights or a say in what is going on. When a dystopia occurs, it is usually due to unequal distribution of power. When too much power is put in the wrong hands, the society could spin out of control like a car on the highway. A utopia is not realistic goal to have for any type of government. The best thing that a government can do is to avoid becoming a dystopia. It all comes down to who has the power and what they are doing with it. If the government has too much power, the people might rebel. The result would be a dystopia. But if the people have too much power, there would not be enough order, also leading to a dystopia. This scale needs to be balanced to where the government and the people have just the right amount of power to keep the system in order. With so many flaws, the utopian dream could result in a dystopian

Deakin's perspective that "fantasy" is the alternative justification to approach "human complexity relationship" affects our youth a Utopia - a perfect society can be within our grasp just by one click; to sever all the absurdity of this illusionary world we're living in. As its guarantee we're all will be reborn in a new identity: a place where our voice will be heard, unlimited access to information about the past, the present, and the future. In facts, a place where we're all have a free access to boundlessness provoking thought to further our thirst of knowledge’s and free our mind from the devastating burdens of student loans. Furthermore, society where we don’t have to deal with segregation of social class statues will vanish in the blink of an eye. Of course, everything has its own price to pay. In this case, the price we have to pay is not only around thirty to forty dollars a month to sustain the utopia where all the generations have been dreamt off, but also we can finally get rid of the futile of our concernment, and compassion for others. This is a win-win situation in all perspective. Indeed, comparatively with ours predecessor: Our generation has been made tremendously step to driven the humanity to the ages of machinery.

Both ‘Pleasantville’ directed by Gary ross and ‘The Giver’ written by Lois Lowry clearly demonstrate that a perfect society is impractical. No matter how hard you try, the issues that break down a society will only resurface and ruin the perfect society. A utopian society would not be possible to sustain because Each person has a different idea of a utopian society, People also must feel sad to feel happy, the people of a utopian society don’t have freedom and finally People in the book are deprived of privacy. These are just some of the reasons why a utopian society is unrealistic.

I) a utopian society cannot exist A) people have different veiws on certain things, and we all live very different lifes. B) a super power will slowly but surely controll all of our actions, and make us this the way they want us to. C) without diversity we will become a society in a \\ D) Therefore, a utopian society cannot exist II) a utopian society cannot exist because people have different veiws on certain things, and we all live very different lifes. A) if one culture is against school essays and another culture is all for essays who\'s beleif will be allowed and who\'s will be criminalized.

In my personal opinion, there is no feasible way to create a true utopia in a world of imperfect humans, but there are many improvements we can make to America today. Criminals will always break the laws that keep us safe and happy, greedy aristocrats will always try to amass more than their fair share of wealth, and corrupt politicians will always lie and cheat to further their own agendas, but the doesn’t mean we can’t make the world we live in better. A few of the areas that we can definitely improve in the most are education, career benefits, welfare, and criminal justice.

The novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley shows how hidden desires and the unconscious mind can be difficult to understand and or cope with; they can eventually lead to one’s downfall. The perfect society consists of distinctive classes for each person (upper, middle, lower), everyone has the same values, everyone is happy because they are told they are, worries of finding a true love are non existent as well as the heartache that can come with it, challenges are never a problem because they don’t exist, and youth is sustained. Sounds splendid, right? According to the creators of this world, this society is utopian because it has an ideal perfection in laws, government, and social conditions, but when you take a good look on what is happening,

The 1960’s produced the New Left, a counterculture to the conservative post-war era. Leading the charge was the Students for a Democratic Society(SDS). Small communes grew, attracting liberal, politically active young adults. Though the SDS and the communes of Modern Utopian were left in their ideology, their fundamental values and concerns are drastically different. In 1962, the SDS addressed structural issues in American Society in the Port Huron Statement. Domestically, politics created stalemate and racial tensions kept thousands illiterate and poor. Freedom was in essence a political issue. Internationally, the Cold War led to the arms accumulation at levels never previously witnessed. SDS argued that deterrence policy was unsustainable;

We are a monarchy community. The elder in my utopia makes all the laws/rules fro the people. Everybody in my utopia has to follow some of the rules. If they do not follow the rules they will be punished with jail or banished from the community and etc.

An extremely thin line exists between perfection and utter disaster. A society may appear to be idealistic from the outside looking in, but in reality, knowledgeable people living in these worlds know deep down that the society is corrupt. A utopian society is considered “an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect” (“Utopia”). Since a utopian society is not realistically feasible, it generally spirals into a dystopia. This is a society identified by “human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding” (“Dystopias”). Utopias devolve to dystopias for a variety of reasons, which all typically relate back to the misuse of total control and the restriction of independence. A utopia is simply unattainable since nothing is perfect and not everyone in society will always be pleased. Even though rulers use all of their willpower to make their followers believe that nothing can go wrong, but there will always be people who see through this masquerade. The Party in 1984 and the Handicapper General in Harrison Bergeron use these techniques and others to establish their dominance over everyone else. The news station Fox News, specifically CEO Roger Ailes, dictates how his company is run in the same nature as a figurehead in a dystopian novel would. Although utopias and dystopias are thought to be complete opposites, in 1984, Harrison Bergeron, and Fox News the two types of societies intertwine through the use of propaganda,

Numerous societies may attempt to construct an ideal utopia, but very few are able to get close to achieving such an unattainable goal. A populace must strive to practice principles of excellent standards in order to come out on top in the face of other civilizations. Taking that into account, Anarres’ society in Ursula LeGuin’s The Dispossessed is more utopian compared to the novels contrasting society of Urras and the modern World Sate in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World because it maximizes freedom and minimizes selfishness.

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In My Utopia, no ideal government exists. My Utopias’ ideal government would serve one function, and one function only – to protect our liberty, not take it away. Also the power would lie in the community/people’s hands and not in a woman/man with a suit and tie doing whatever lobbyists want them to do. My utopias’ ideal government would strive for love and peace, instead of striving for war and fear.