Utopia
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Book 1 Book 2: Discourse on Utopia Book 2: Of Their Towns, Particularly of Amaurote Book 2: Of Their Magistrates Book 2: Of Their Trades, and Manner of Life Book 2: Of Their Traffic Book 2: Of the Travelling of the Utopians Book 2: Of Their Slaves, and of Their Marriages Book 2: Of Their Military Discipline Book 2: Of the Religions of the Utopians Book 2: Conclusion
Themes
All Themes Travel, Discovery, and Place Bad Governance, Pride, and Idleness Property, Labor, and Utopian Society The Public Good, Virtue, and Religion Ideals and Practicality The Ambiguities of Utopia
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Characters
All Characters Thomas More Raphael Hythloday Peter Giles Cardinal John Morton A Lawyer A Joker A Friar Utopus
Symbols
All Symbols The Garden and the Island Gold
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Ethos Frame Story Genre Imagery Irony Logos Metaphors Mood Oxymorons Paradox Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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Sir Thomas More

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