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Hythloday's Utopia

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The astonishing writing Utopia seems to show evidence of being a political satire. It shines most the while reading Book Two while it has a long narration on Hythloday's part. It does not have very much of a dialogue and there are very few to none intrusions from More or even Giles. Hythloday describes the Utopian’s history, religious beliefs, geography, social customs, economic structures, legal and political systems and philosophy. Utopia is a bit different from the negatively illustrated “New World” villages with prehistoric levels of social organization and their knowledgeable development. Utopia ends with once again another letter from More to Giles; in the letter, More positively reflects upon the initial reactions of the fully published

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