Utopian Society

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1. Utopian Societies Can Exist
Lucy Skertchly

2. Utopian Societies Can Function
when:
•You have a strong sense of community,
and “communal love”
•You have a similar belief system

3. “Communal Love”
(Don’t be dirty!)
We love our families right?

4. Ever Consider Why?
•Because they are our family
• We grew up with
them
• We are taught by society they are special
• They teach and guide us

5. What if this was your family?
•Its kind of big, but you
love them all!
•Look at how cute your
little brothers are!

6. How About Now?
Still love them ALL?

7. Now?
Of course you love them!
They’re family!

8. Don’t forget everyone else!
Can’t forget
about us!

9. Okay, you get it.
You love your family
Remember why?
•Society tells us so
•We grew up with them
•They teach us and guide us
No matter how BIG or small

10. Utopia’s Agree
•In Plato’s Republic, THERE IS A SENSE
OF COMMUNITY
(love and respect for one another)
(disregard everything else!)
•If you have a small scale community,
where:
•Society told you that you cared for them
•You grew up with them
•They teach and guide you…

11. You could live in a small
society where everyone
cared about one another!

12. So … it may feel a little weird to
think we can love that many
people.
THAT’S OKAY
(remember, it’s not sexy love,
it’s love and respect love)

13. So what else comes out of
“communal love”?
•A similar belief system
•Similar GOALS

14. You also need SIMILAR GOALS
to make your utopia function
These could be anything:
Religion
Sustainability
Family Values
Ethics
Fashion
Technology

16. You need everyone in your
community working towards a
common goal
Isn’t that what we do now?
Preparing for the future
Getting a good education
Owning a house
Having a good job
Being upstanding citizens

17. Look at Herland
•These women worked
towards a common goal, and had similar
values.
•They knew exactly what they wanted from
their society.
•They made it work!

18. WE KNOW FROM OUR LIVES
IT’S EASY!
•Every society has common goals.
NOT HARD TO ESTABLISH
EVERYONE IS WORKING TOWARDS
THESE GOALS
(REMEMBER – WE CARE ABOUT
EACH OTHER)

19. So we understand we love one
another
We have a common goal
established
May I Present …

20. “The Farm”

21. The farm is a self sustaining
society.
It has been around since the 1970’s
IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A
UTOPIAN SOCIETY
(without all the creepy stuff!)

22. This society has:
•Communal love and respect for one
another and for the earth
•A common goal and belief system

23. GUESS WHAT!?
It is fully functional, and even
has outside influences!

24. Try something before you put it
down.
UTOPIA IS POSSIBLE!

25. Work Cited
•Uwajes. “The Duggars.” Photo. http://media.photobucket.com/image/The%20duggars/uwajes/Duggars-Group.jpg
19 Oct. 2009
•Chicken Mama. “Grandma and Grandpa Steinbach.” Photo.
http://www.swampriverridge.com/chickenmama'spaternalancestors 19 Oct. 2009
•Zazzle. “I love my aunt and uncle.” Photo.
http://www.zazzle.com/i_love_my_aunt_uncle_button-145678166676170630 19 Oct. 2009
•Venner, Jason. “Hooray!” Photo. http://media.photobucket.com/image/hooray/jasonvenner/hooray.jpg 19 Oct.
2009
•Australian National University. “Goal.” Photo. www.users.rsise.anu.edu.au/.../summerProj0809.html
•19 Oct. 2009
•Bray, Chris. “The Purpose of Worship.” Photo.
http://www.chrisbraymusic.com/worship.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ministrylive.org/index.php/2009/01/06/the-
worship-war-why-is-it-so-hard-to-see-eye-to-eye-on-
worship/&usg=__fv05KF6wN1jzdRYSQBBRnoPrfL0=&h=266&w=400&sz=20&hl=en&start=5&tbnid=X7QOTN5U7
81hYM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dworship%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den 19 Oct. 2009
•Calvin’s College. “Sustainable Life.” Photo.
http://calvinscl.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/sustainability.jpg&imgrefurl=http://calvinscl.wordpress.com/2009/02/&
usg=__ACE_j1zy_jj6DSuBVk0dgrp8n0=&h=307&w=308&sz=16&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=IKuUsfjtMmZ_kM:&tbnh=1
17&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsustainability%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den 19 Oct. 2009
•Plato, "Republic." Utopia Reader. Ed. Gregory Claeys & Lyman Tower Sargent. New York: New York University
Press, 1999. Print.
•Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. Herland. New York, New York: Signet Classics, 1992. Print.