Utopia Dystopia

The topic of utopias have always been an interesting topic for philosophers throughout time. Many ideas and perfect laws have been discussed, however every man’s virtue, is another’s vice and there are disagreements. Both Plato’s The Republic and More’s Utopia heavily discuss their ideas of a perfect society. Their thoughts on a utopia have plenty similarities, more specifically in gender relations. They believe that for a society to truly be equal women must work as much as men and that both men and women should have an education. Plato and More, two very progressive philosophers for their time, convey ideas that defied conventions at the time, however both were still influenced greatly by traditions and while their views seem extreme yet

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.

Utopia is said to be a place where a good society is created, where one can live a good life and where power is not abused. But throughout George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the reader learns that a utopian society is in fact impossible. The reader learns this when Old Major tells of a dream he has where everything is perfect and no humans are involved, however when the revolution occurs and the humans are chased off the farm, the pigs become in charge and start to manipulate their power and the other animals, proving that no matter how hard the animals try, they will never have the good life that they want. Furthermore, in Peter Weir’s the Truman Show, we see that your own utopia can not be shaped by another being, because although being in power, Christof makes everything as perfect as he can for Truman, Christof can never give Truman the good life he actually wants which then leaves Truman finding his life unsatisfactory. The good life is determined by freedom and to be able to go where you want and do what you want to do, thus proving that a utopian society can not actually be made because if everyone could do what they want, there’s no guarantee that people would do the right thing which is why we have people in power.

A person’s perception of Utopia varies depending on their life experiences and what they hope to expect of the society in which they live. It's an ideal place where equality, serenity, protection, and freedom are essential qualities.

Each person has their own vision of utopia. Utopia means an ideal state, a paradise, a land of enchantment. It has been a central part of the history of ideas in Western Civilization. Philosophers and writers continue to imagine and conceive plans for an ideal state even today. They use models of ideal government to express their ideas on contemporary issues and political conditions. Man has never of comparing the real and ideal, actuality and dream, and the stark facts of human condition and hypothetical versions of optimum life and government.

Every utopia needs a government that is in complete and utter control of the people. Control is power in our government, and if you have control everything runs ever smoothly.

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;

When most societies start out, they strive for a goal. Usually that goal is to eventually become a Utopian. A Utopia is an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. Unfortunately it is extremely difficult to achieve this goal.

What utopia does is it takes those imperfections and amplifies them to the point where they are what govern society. In the case of human shortcomings governing society, the result is usually centered around multiple different factors. First, and probably most easily corrupted, is the matter of politics. Politicians already hold a notorious reputation of being slimy and dishonest in our modern day society so why shouldn’t they go completely bad? Look at North Korea, or Germany from 1933 to 1945.

"Keep our minds free from passion and as cheerful as we can." (Traveling, pg. 48) Everything is rationed by the government according to each individuals own need. Housing is government run, and people are cycled through them to promote fairness amongst the citizenry. Utopia also makes sure population is kept in check, sending out settlers only when overpopulation becomes a problem. Utopia also provides free hospitals and uses shame to make sure everyone obeys. There is no underground or criminal element in Utopia, there is nowhere to hide any social misgivings, everyone is always in the public eye. This way everyone is always under close scrutiny, this promotes good character and too much fear for anyone to act out immorally or

Dreams of a utopia linger under our breath, as if they were dirty secrets waiting to be told. A dream that people can live cooperatively with a less coercive government. While this seems impossible now, anarchy could benefit our earth and the citizens living here.

A Utopian world is impossible to create because nature would not allow it. Shakespeare’s play shows that no matter how much language players and technology changes human nature overall is misinterpreted. In order to have a perfect world, we need conflicts to occur because imperfection is key to perfection. A Utopian society only revolves in a person's mind. A person might think of a Utopian Society to escape their situation but they do not look at the disadvantages, let us take killing, for example in a Utopian world, killing someone is illegal. If we do not kill anyone, how are we going to find food to keep ourselves alive? We have to kill. Negative aspects of humanity’s basic nature are jealousy, greed and revenge that would always

but it’s hard to accomplish that because, it takes one person to ruin it. A utopia can’t succeed because of the way people would react, they have to much power to make a utopia. Some people believe Humanity can have Utopia now. They believe Humanity has everything necessary for a Utopia, and that humans just have to better utilize what they have now and enjoy the same. A utopia is impossible,

The world in any society has two sides, Utopia which is defined as the perfect world and the peaceful life that is free from disasters. This word " Utopia " is derived from Greek roots by Sir Thomas More which means "a good place" (More 37). Merriam Webster defined Utopia as "an imaginary place, all life aspects are perfect, as the world suffers from nothing" (Webster 19). while Dystopia is defined as an imagined universe in which the unequal society controls the fancy of an ideal society which are maintained through technological, moral, corporate or totalitarian control " Beauty of dystopia is that it lets us vicariously experience future worlds but we still have the power to change our own" (Condie 75). in which the genre challenges utopia’s