Utopia Research Paper

Unit 2 Essay The way of life described in the book, Utopia by Sir Thomas More, is very different than the way things are in this day and age. Gold and silver, marriage, and religion were the main selections that we had to read. It is hard to imagine some of the rules and way of life that occur in the book. Utopia is a very intriguing story that kept me interested the whole way through it. Gold and silver are not as much of a necessity to the Utopians as it is to their Ambassadors. The Utopians do not find gold and silver to hold a lot of value, and would give the metals up in a heartbeat. The richer people of Utopia love and use the gold so much, that even the criminals are made to wear gold accessories. The accessories include; gold earrings, gold necklaces/chains, gold rings, and headbands. They furnish their homes with gold and silver plate-wear, and also wear the metals as jewelry. I would not like to live in such a materialistic world that revolves around gold and silver. They place these metals at such a high level that it consumes …show more content…
Women were not allowed to marry until age eighteen, and men until age twenty-two. If two people were found having premarital sex, they were banned from marriage for the rest of their lives. The one rule that I found so absurd was the process of picking a marriage partner. The men and women had to be shown naked to the “suitor”. I cannot imagine having to do that now, especially with the amount of insecurity there is in the world. However, their divorce system is similar to the way ours is now. Just like in today’s society, they had to be legally divorced by their senate after a lengthy investigation. The divorce that happens today is legally determined by a judge, and it is a very long process. I don’t agree with all of the rules that applied to marriage in Utopia, but I think that they had more success in marriage than we do