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Theme

Through the works of Thoreau & The Crucible, the common conception of a utopian society is seeked.

Conclusion

REAL LIFE EXAMPLES

The Crucible

  • The Puritans seeking reformation from the Catholic Church, seeking ever lasting life with God.

Civil Disobedience

  • David Thoreau expresses his ideology of a "self" government and "simple" living.

Communism / Marxism

What are some real life examples of a developing utopia?

The Puritans

  • Follow the strictures of God.

Holden Caulfield

  • Thinks the world is flawed, hates fake people, and thinks he is better than everyone.

David Thoreau

  • Desires a society where the people govern themselves

Evidence

Utopianism

-Self Government

  • "government is best which governs not at all"
  • "But a government in which the majority rule in all cases cannot be based on justice"

-Simple Living

  • "A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.”
  • “I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand...keep your accounts on your thumb nail.”

Civil Disobedience, and Walden.

How does The Crucible relate to a Utopia?

How do these works relate to a utopian society?

~ The belief of a state of perfection ... unrealistic and idealistic ...

Self Government

It is better to live without ones shackels (possessions).

How do Civil Disobedience

and Walden highlight Thoreau's ideal society?

Evidence

"You remember I said before that Ackley was a slob in his personal habits?Well, so was Stradlater, but in a different way. Stradlater was more of a secret slob."

THE CRUCIBLE

How does the Crucible relate to a Utopian Society?

Strictures

Fear of Outsiders

Xenophobia

Heaven

Evidence

  • The Ten Strictures/Commandments

“ 12 Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you." - Exodus 20:12 (The Holy Bible)

  • Heaven

16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16 (The Holy Bible)

  • Outsiders

How does The Catcher in The Rye relate to a Utopian society?

15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. - Matthew 7:13 (The Holy Bible)

Holden Caulfeild sees the world as a Dystopia

Holden Caulfeild sees all of the negative aspects of the world and people around him

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