Utopia

Raphael frequently employs the language of sickness, health, and medicine in speaking about social, political, and economic life. Identify and analyze several examples of these metaphors throughout Utopia. Explain their function within their immediate context and with regard to the general aims of the book.

Utopia is comprised of various forms of writing. Identify two to three writing forms that appear in the book and explain how they serve as framing devices for More’s depiction of Utopia. Why do you think More framed his discussion of Utopia in this way?

In Utopia individual liberties are highly limited but not eliminated. How do Utopians balance collective good with individual liberty? How would your community change if it adopted the Utopian approach?