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GCSE English Literature · key term
An imagined ideal society. Old Major’s vision is of animals living freely and equally, without human exploitation.
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An imagined ideal society in which people live in harmony.
An imagined ideal society. Gonzalo’s proposed island commonwealth would remove poverty, private boundaries and conflict.
An imagined ideal society; in literature, its apparent perfection may also expose contradictions in the person imagining it.
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An imagined ideal society whose organisation can be used to question the values and institutions of existing societies.
An imagined perfect society. Gonzalo’s island commonwealth is a utopian vision of abundance without poverty, compulsory labour or violence.
An imagined perfect society. In literature, a utopia can expose problems in existing society while also raising questions about whether perfection is possible.
An imagined ideal society, often used to question the organisation of existing societies.
An imagined ideal society. Old Major’s vision is of animals living freely and enjoying the produce of their own labour.
An imagined ideal society. Old Major’s vision is utopian because it promises freedom, abundance and equality for all animals.
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An imagined ideal society. Old Major’s dream offers the animals a vision of shared plenty and freedom.
An imagined ideal society. Old Major’s dream offers the animals a future without human exploitation.
