Jessie


 * 2/18/2011 - Response #2**
 * In response to prompt #2:**


 * Some critics of //Looking Backward// assert that it is a piece of nostalgia for a simpler time in which the society of the future resembled the Chicopee Falls of Bellamy's youth. Others have seen the book as a document that glorifies the magic power of technology and the wisdom of experts, a primary feature of modern life. Which view is correct?**




 * 2/4/2011 - Response #1**
 * In response to prompt #2:**


 * At the end of //Utopia//, Thomas More states that he has objections to Raphael, but he doesn’t say what they are. He also says there are many features of Utopia that he likes, but, again, he does not say what they are. What do you make of More’s ambiguity? How serious is he in recommending the Utopian way of life? Is he attempting to offer real solutions, or is he only presenting a satirical critique of European societies? Do some portions of the book seem more serious than others?**



**3/25/2011 - Response #3** **In response to my own question?**

**How are //We// and the story of the Garden of Eden similar? How are they different?**

4/8/2011 - Response #4 In response to prompt #2:

Is //The Handmaid's Tale// an anti-utopia as well as a dystopia?



**2/4/2011 - Response #5** **In response to prompt #5(ish):**

**Is Anarres or Urras more utopian? (Changed into: Is Anarres really a utopia?)**

