Utopia
Andy Pham
Criteria of a Utopia
My Utopia
When trees are cut down, we will make sure to bury 3x the amount of seeds.
Our law system will have a large arrange of individuals who will act as jury, each educated.
My Utopia would focus on creating jobs by studying new forms of science and trying new things.
Why LOTF isn't a Utopia
All of these are prime examples of things that do not exist in a Utopia.
LOTF Quotes that prove it isn't a Utopia.
This shows that there are already people who disagree and which to break the rules and also shows that they have degraded themselves to nothing more than a primate.
"They were used now to stomach-aches and a sort of
chronic diarrhea. They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled
together for comfort."
This shows both sickness and fear. In a Utopia, sickness would be rare, if not impossible. Fear would be a very uncommon thing as well.
"“Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!”
Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown,
vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering."
This shows that even Ralph, the head of the island can succumb to savagery. This would never happen in a Utopia.