Utopias Do Not Exist Research Paper

What makes a utopia? A utopia can mean a world without war and struggle, or for some people it can mean a place where everyone can be equal. The word "utopia" literally means "an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect," but it comes from the greek phrase "no place.” That being said, the definition itself shows that utopias do not exist. Humans we are imperfect; people make mistakes everyday, it is just how we learn and become better version of ourselves. It is impossible for a utopia to exist due to the instinctual tendency of human beings to cause social, religious, and political disputes.

As humans, emotions are an unavoidable occurrence. People get angry, sad, happy, surprised, etcetera. In some cases, it is harder

There is a constant debate between the republicans and the democrats on how the government should be run. In a perfect world, people would agree on one way the government should be run and stick with it. It is impossible for everyone to agree on one way the government should be run because of all the different forms of systematic governments we have. There are still some places in the world with a monarch or dictator. In the movie The Purge the government attempted to create a utopia in a way. By creating the purge unemployment and crime rates went down, but one day a year the government made it okay to kill people. If it was truly a utopia there would not be a need to create a day to kill. In the book The Hunger Games Katniss says, “Whatever words they use, the real message is clear. 'Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there’s nothing you can do. If you lift a finger, we will destroy every last one of you.” (Collins 36). In the trilogy it is the story of a dystopian society broken up into 12 districts. Within those districts a boy and a girl are chosen and are forced to play a game of survival of the fittest. The people watch this nationally televised event, The Hunger Games, and are overwhelmed with what they see. They see Katniss as a rebel and people want to join her to overthrow the capitol. This relates to the idea that there could never be a utopia because people will not agree on the way the government is run. The rich, upper class in Panem agree with the government because it works in their favor. The Hunger Games do not affect them but the people in the districts arrange a coup d'état. The president however is doing everything in his power to stop the rebellion and is willing to sacrifice anyone who gets in his way, even innocent people. There will always be someone that will want to hold more power than others. It is hard to have a utopian society