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Utopia by Thomas More

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  Sir Thomas Mores book Utopia is about a perfect society, one that without a doubt would have to be modified to be able to exist in this day and age. Mr. More, who grew up in the 1400's1, comments on a lot of topics; government, war, social order, religion, capital punishment, economy, law, agriculture and that is just to name a few. His commentary on the British government is thorough although very old-fashioned but would have been considered very radical for its time. Utopia is set upon a different stage than that of which today is played upon and gives the reader a different view of society as it used to be or, from the author's point of view, should be. The book is entirely pleasant in its own way and offers Sir Mores outlooks on English social order.
  
       Thomas More, whose father was a prosperous lawyer and judge, was constantly aware of all the political and governmental happenings around him; living in London, England's capitol, he was in the center of the political hubbub. Utopia is Sir Mores way of communicating his feelings on the English government, as the entire book is his own opinions and thoughts on how to improve the system and where its flaws are. He seems to feel that the English government, of his time, could use quite a bit of improvement and perhaps he felt that way because he thought he could do better himself or that peace was the bigger and better option to choose.
  
       The book begins with the meeting of Raphael Hythloday who by chance happens to be a sailor at first sight...