Why do you think the Author wrote your book that you read? Do you think
that the society in your book could ever happen? Why? Do you think that
you would make a very good Utopian leader? Why?
I think that Edward Bellamy wrote this book to provide the reader with the differences and similarities of a utopia and a dystopia. He compared and contrasted the different aspects of the world in the nineteenth century and the twentieth century. I don't think that this society could ever happen though. This is because I think there are always going to be some people that does not appreciate his or her surrounding and what they have. Therefore, the society wouldn't be able to get rid of rebellious actions and live a society where there isn't even true judges. I don't think that I would be a very good utopia leader because it would take a lot of change and thinking in steps ahead of the position I am at. In other words, I see a Utopian leader as someone thinking ahead to see the outcome of a change and I think that isn't one of my strengths.
Alice Liu - Mar 30, 2008 5:12 PM
I think that the author of Looking Backward, Edward Bellamy, attempts to portray a perfect human society, and tries to let everyone know that the world can be better. In this book, the separation between the genders remains intact, and marriage remains an important thing. He compares the differences between the nineteenth century, and his idea of the twentieth century. I don't think that the society in Looking Backward could ever happen because it's too perfect. It does not seem possible to have a world that will agree to have the exact same amount of money. The people who are richer than others will most likely not agree to suddenly change into a world where there are no richer or poorer people. The usually richer people will have to live the same lives as the ones that once were really poor. The richer people will surely resist, and this will start a big argument. Bellamy's imagined utopia also has a flexible society with a wider range of personal freedom. That much freedom, I think would not be possible. I don't think that I would make a very good Utopian leader because I'm the leader material. I don't I can be any more than a plain citizen. In my point of view, Utopian leaders should have a lot of good ideas, and they should set a good example. I think that I'm not a person with a lot of good ideas to make our society a better place, and I would set a terrible role model.
I think that Edward Bellamy wrote this book to provide the reader with the differences and similarities of a utopia and a dystopia. He compared and contrasted the different aspects of the world in the nineteenth century and the twentieth century.
I don't think that this society could ever happen though. This is because I think there are always going to be some people that does not appreciate his or her surrounding and what they have. Therefore, the society wouldn't be able to get rid of rebellious actions and live a society where there isn't even true judges.
I don't think that I would be a very good utopia leader because it would take a lot of change and thinking in steps ahead of the position I am at. In other words, I see a Utopian leader as someone thinking ahead to see the outcome of a change and I think that isn't one of my strengths.
I think that the author of Looking Backward, Edward Bellamy, attempts to portray a perfect human society, and tries to let everyone know that the world can be better. In this book, the separation between the genders remains intact, and marriage remains an important thing. He compares the differences between the nineteenth century, and his idea of the twentieth century.
I don't think that the society in Looking Backward could ever happen because it's too perfect. It does not seem possible to have a world that will agree to have the exact same amount of money. The people who are richer than others will most likely not agree to suddenly change into a world where there are no richer or poorer people. The usually richer people will have to live the same lives as the ones that once were really poor. The richer people will surely resist, and this will start a big argument. Bellamy's imagined utopia also has a flexible society with a wider range of personal freedom. That much freedom, I think would not be possible.
I don't think that I would make a very good Utopian leader because I'm the leader material. I don't I can be any more than a plain citizen. In my point of view, Utopian leaders should have a lot of good ideas, and they should set a good example. I think that I'm not a person with a lot of good ideas to make our society a better place, and I would set a terrible role model.