Utopia by Thomas More (A History of Literature Presentation).pptx

This presentation summarizes the key points of Thomas More's Utopia.

1. Thomas more’s utopia Group Members: Farah Nadira L. D (19/439532/SA/19676) Idris Afandi (19/446349/SA/20107) Irma Setyaningsih (19/443412/SA/19901) Maria Aniesta D. Dolol (19/440219/SA/19735) Rania Salsabila (19/439536/SA/19680)

2. Historical Background I n 1516, which is the R enaissance A ge, Thomas M ore wrote an imaginary island with a perfect system called Ut opia. Hi s perfect society vision expressed in this island that influenced by the movement in this era. The arrising of the idea as a criticism of the political situation at that time.

3. Plot The story begins with Thomas More going to Antwerp and met Peter Giles. Peter then introduced Thomas to a traveler named Raphael Hythloday. The story continues by Raphael telling his journey to a place called Utopia.

4. Theme I n Utopia, More contrasts the problems of the real world, such as poverty, crime, and political corruption, with the harmony, equality, and prosperity of Utopian society, which suggests that More believes that at least some of the principles underlying Utopian practices are noble, even if the practices themselves ar e far fetched. In any case, in describing and critiquing Utopian society, more gives new perspectives on the problems and strengths of his own society.

5. Setting The primary setting of Utopia is nice and simple: it’s a city in Belgium called Antwerp and it takes place roughly in the year 1515. Within Antwerp, almost everything except the initial run-in happens in the garden of More’s house. Since Utopia is a story about travel, it does makes sense that More would want to set his story somewhere away from home. Even though he can’t compete with the world travelling Hythloday is doing, he can show that being involved in Renaissance political and intellectual circles means that travel is a part of day-to-day life. It also shows that even though More works for the English King, he’s still an internationally-minded person. Just because he has the interests of England close to his heart doesn’t mean he isn’t down with other countries.

6. Main Characters Thomas More (Utopia’s narrator and the book’s author): a great listener and debater but often critical of Raphael Hythloday’s explanation of the ways the Utopians do things. Raphael Hythloday (imaginary character and a friend of Peter Giles, a traveler who discovered a hidden country of Utopia): a critical voice in many cases of logic and reason inside Thomas More’s head, creating .

7. Symbol Island: Utopia, the island, is the symbol for detachment and remains unblemished by the outside world. Gold: Utopians devalue gold. Instead, they rely on functional metals.

8. Main value Thomas More's idea become one of the inspiration about movement in the period of Renaissan ce . Beside that, his idea also inspiring many people after, for example, communalism concept that used by Karl Marx.

9. Book 1: Thomas More meets his friend named Peter Giles who introduced Raphael, a traveler. Raphael talks about customs and behavior of people he met. He also talks about his feeling about the king and the court who have the law to punish the thieves with death. the punishment in his opinion is too harsh and wouldn't stop the crime. However, Raphael is actually an imaginative person that More created as an expression of his feeling and idea.

10. Book 2 Chapter 1: It's talking about the perfect geography and the country. Utopia is an island that has 54 cities which center is named Amaurot . It also tells about the good livestock for citizens because each city has a farm.

11. Book 2 Chapter 2: It’s a description about Amaurot , a city that is planned by General Utopus . This city is well built and has a good infrastructure and there's also no personal property among citizens.

12. Book 2 Chapter 3: It’s talking about the complex system of justice in Utopia. Utopia uses the pyramid system in the government. The citizens and the government also have a good relation because every issue is being communicated.

13. Book 2 Chapter 4: This chapter tells about the well-organized labor system in Utopia and how Utopians also have proper exercise in daily life.

14. Book 2 Chapter 5: The family rules in utopia are strict. Each family must have at least 10 but no more than 16 members. There are also complex meal rules and market system.

15. Book 2 Chapter 6: This chapter talks about the rules of how Utopians may travel. Then, golden and silver aren’t the most valued thing over there. The utopians also has moral philosophy.

16. Book 2 Chapter 7: This chapter describes how slaves play an important role in Utopia's society. Utopian people are enslaved for committing crime and only slaves who rebel are put to death. Premarital sex is harshly punished as they believe no one would marry if unmarried sex were allowed.

17. Book 2 Chapter 8: In this chapter, Raphael makes it clear that Utopians detest war. Disliking violence and feeling it's rarely justified, Utopians use other means to win the war such as setting traps and hiring mercenaries.

18. Book 2 Chapter 9: The last chapter talks about how most utopians worship a singular God called Mithras. The priests are highly venerated and can't be punished for any crime. The Utopian religion reflects More's own unique combination of faith, realism, and humanism.