The main point that Raphael brings to the table about Utopia and their principles that there is no such thing as private property over there. Thomas More and Peter Giles can’t believe that such a principle exists and that it would lead to a more prosperous way of living nonetheless. Intrigued on how such society can exist with no sense of private property, More and Giles urge Raphael to speak more about this island of Utopia. Raphael’s explanation of his experience in Utopia is all covered in part two of More’s book.
According to Raphael’s explanation of utopia, the community is only interested to produce the minimal amount needed to survive. Every community member pitches in to do their part in making the basic resources needed by the society. If someone decides to travel to another part of the island that he/she must provide some sort of labor to receive food and must do so with permission or punishment will follow. The people of Utopia press very hard that you must not be idle and should indulge your spare time doing something useful. The community values making most of their spare time to either engage in more work or become more knowledgeable by reading or attend lectures. …show more content…
In Utopia they don’t generally tend to wage war, very minimal amount of crime, gold is not idealized as an important symbol, and they also are very tolerant in the way they accept different religions within their community.
At the end of the conversation between the three men, the men are tired after a long conversation about Utopia. Thomas More points out that some of the ideals and values that the people of Utopia follow are outrageous and hard to believe. Nonetheless, More does agree that the community of Utopia has a lot of ways of living and governing that he would like to see be implemented in his own