In Thomas MoreÕs book Utopia, there is a great deal of irony in the way the people of this mystical place live and prosper. Much of what the people of todayÕs society assume to be universal truths of life are completely opposite from the Utopian perspective of the way things should be done. Some of these differences include the way they protect themselves from other nations, their economy, their system of land rights, …showed first 75 words of 925 total…

…showed last 75 words of 925 total…of their customs; but my chief objection was the basis of their whole system, that is trier communal living and their moneyless economy. This one thing alone takes away all of the nobility...(431) This shows that even though this entire concept comes from More's imagination, he still sees its ultimate flaws and that it is not a utopia at all, but rather justification for the continuation of the present system flawed as it may be.