Utopia-Thomas More
by Natalie Alas

1. Overview
1.1. Thomas More's Utopia is a Christian Humanist View of an ideal society
1.2. More does not simply offer a theoretical view, but provides specifics on how to create a world
1.3. Utopia offers a Christianized version of Plato's Republic
2. Utopia-The last great Christian synthesis of the Renaissance
2.1. The Christian synthesis is Christ's gospel of caring for the poor, the oppressed and the downtrodden
2.2. The Platonic, Republican tradition is the Greek aspect of the synthesis
2.3. More wrote Utopia with a comedic tone, allowing him to speak his truth while telling a deeper story
3. Humor and Parody
3.1. Utopia means nowhere
3.2. The community political system is called a Sty
4. Property Division and It's Affect
4.1. No private property
4.2. All goods and resources are stored in warehouses and accessible upon request
4.3. Houses are rotated amongst people every ten years
4.4. Deliberate Simplicity of Goods
4.4.1. All people wear similar clothing