More desired a common language and had imagined a society with literacy for both genders. Even outside of his Utopia, he helped his wife and daughters receive an education. Despite having an education, they were still held to the standard of fulfilling the gender assigned roles of the time. All of his daughters from his first marriage, and even the daughter from the second marriage that wasn’t his own where given an education. He still held the expectation that they were to be married off and then to attend to the children. More additionally, explained how there were laws, but they were not necessary. Most citizens obeyed the laws because they held themselves to a high standard. They were afraid of the consequences and they were not willing to take chances. The citizens in his Utopia, all were held to a high moral standard and they held themselves accountable. Another example of humanism in More’s text was the belief in agriculture. More believed that the Utopia could successfully farm all the necessities for feeding the society. The farming would not only serve as a necessary supply, but it would also provide more people with
More desired a common language and had imagined a society with literacy for both genders. Even outside of his Utopia, he helped his wife and daughters receive an education. Despite having an education, they were still held to the standard of fulfilling the gender assigned roles of the time. All of his daughters from his first marriage, and even the daughter from the second marriage that wasn’t his own where given an education. He still held the expectation that they were to be married off and then to attend to the children. More additionally, explained how there were laws, but they were not necessary. Most citizens obeyed the laws because they held themselves to a high standard. They were afraid of the consequences and they were not willing to take chances. The citizens in his Utopia, all were held to a high moral standard and they held themselves accountable. Another example of humanism in More’s text was the belief in agriculture. More believed that the Utopia could successfully farm all the necessities for feeding the society. The farming would not only serve as a necessary supply, but it would also provide more people with