Tuesday, July 9, 2013

My perfect utopia ?I have to write a 2-3 paragraphs describing my perfect utopia and i cant think of anything and i have a big big history project...

Have you read Brave New World by
Aldous Huxley or "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. LeGuin"?  Both of these
works portray dysutopias that result from the efforts to create a perfect society.  The
reality is, of course, that there cannot be a perfect
society.


However, given that you have this assignment, you
must design what you hope will be a utopia.  But, since there is a flaw that is common
to both Huxley's and LeGuin's utopias, you may wish to focus on how to improve this
flaw (and since the assignment is only 2-3 paragraphs you are limited).  That is, in
both societies, sorrow has been elimated so that people can always be content since
discontent causes many social problems.  But, can there truly be happiness without the
experience of unhappiness?  After all, it is only by having known misfortune, sorrow,
and the like that people are happy--meaning they rejoice in the pleasures of being well
fed, having one physical needs satisfied, being loved,
etc.


So, perhaps you may wish to make this dilemma of how
to create a perfect world that will remain perfect if sorrow/discontent is eliminated
your focus.  Must there be someplace where people go for a time to have misfortune so
that they can appreciate their "perfect society"?


You may
wish to check out the LeGuin story, which is not long, as it will provide ideas. The
summary and other study guides are provided at the sites listed
below.

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