What are Utopias? According to Fatima Viera (2010) “the concept of Utopia has
been defined with regard to one of four characteristics (1) the content of the
imagined society (2) the literary form into which the utopian imagination has been
crystallized (3) the function of utopia (i.e. the impact that it causes on its readers)
(4) the desire for a better life, caused by a feeling of discontentment towards the
society one lives in” (Viera, 2010, 6). Using one or more of the works we have
discussed in class, examine how the author (s) understands utopia, how he/she sees
utopia as a reaction to an undesirable present and what steps the author(s) urge in
establishing a utopia? For example, how does the author view the ideal citizen?
Does the author imagine a utopia in order to address social disorders such as
stereotyping, stereotypes, racial prejudices, social hierarchies, or the stigmas
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