Tuesday, April 1, 2008

After reading the last half of book too, I made a few more notes about the structure of Utopia...

-Men cannot live where all things are common
-Utopia is said to be better governed than Europe (which I disagree with)
-Every family owns 2 slaves
-Gardens are a main source of food
-Students are taught about agriculture at a young age
-Public lectures are held every morning before day break
-Women are half of mankind
-They build things to last forever, other than wait for them to be ruined and then build again
-Children serve parents, wives serve husbands
-Local hospitals give shelter and take care of elderly and sick
-Slaves kill their "beasts"
-Leather is worn during work, because it is the most durable
-Mothers always care for their own children
-A major field of study is Astronomy

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