Utopia by Thomas More - Essay Example

In the book Utopia, the author Thomas More has pointed towards some of the very unique and distinguishing aspects of Utopian society. Making use of Hythloday, who is a character of the story and who has been to Utopia and Europe and is sufficiently educated on the Utopian and European values, customs, policies, trends and traditions to make a comparison between them, More has revealed several hidden and less known characteristics of the Utopian society and social structure. Therefore whatever Hythloday says in the story is actually the verdict of More.

They value human life and etiquettes more than power and money. Class distinction is nonexistent in Utopia and so is poverty. People are tolerant in religious matters and crime and offense are negligible. Society is better than any society in Europe.

Finally, (More) says that he would appreciate it if few of the Utopian policies were inculcated in the European system, though he sees little to no chance of it in reality.