Moore utopian community had some distinctive features and it is important to start by examining those features that made up Moore’s utopia. Below the main features of Moore’s utopia and briefly discussed as provided by SparkNotes Editors.
The main features of Utopian society
Geography: “Utopia is an Island and so has no problems with contended borders”.
Community: “Towns are well planned and there are no hovels or slums. Everyone has a adequate housing with a garden in which to grow vegetables for the family. And everyone is well trained in farming”.
Family: “Utopian society is well-ordered with traditional family structure and elders, who are heads of households much respected”.
Marriage: “Women do not marry before 18 and men marry at 22. Pre-marital sex is severely punished. This is not a free-love utopia”.
Education: “All children are given a good education and adults give up spare time to assist in education”.
Social structure and organisation: “Utopia is a rationally structured society. It is peaceful and harmonious and there is a minimum conflict”.
Government: “Government is by delegates being elected to represent local communities”.
Law: “Minimal law and there are no lawyers”.
Politics and war: “Utopians have no interest in territorial expansion and make no alliances with other nations. They are
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All people (with the exception of a handful of scholars and officials) must work - and all must benefit from their communal labour. Sullivan (1983) illuminates this key distinction: "Whereas the common life is led only by the soldiers and guardians of the Republic who are also exempt from manual labour, all the Utopians share in the goods produced and all [with those exceptions noted above] work as farmers or craftsmen" (p. 33). In contrast to the Republic, More's Utopia seeks to create a largely classless society (with the key exception of slaves), rather than a society in which many work to sustain public life for a