are not the answer to happiness.In recent times, many theorists have questioned the belief that utopias cannot exist. People such as G.K. Chesterton and Nicolas Berdiaeff (Berdiaeff is quoted in the introduction of a Brave New World.) believed that due to technological advances, achieving utopia is a realistic ambition (Kateb 81). However, these theorists fail to present any valid data that would support their position. The technology that would allow these utopian societies to thrive is never mentioned. Without proof of this new technology, it is not possible to prove that utopia is attainable.Throughout time, utopias have been models of contemporary society. By examining various utopias, one finds that certain faults have been purposely inserted (Thomas 96). This is because the authors of these works intended their texts to be used as objections against troubles in modern society (Coupland 3). After publication of this utopian literature, change often arose, and the problems, which had been discussed in the text, had been resolved (Nelson 100). As a result of writing about the injustices of the time, society has set improved standards for itself (Adams 178, Fitting 5). With more utopian experiments in the works, one can only hope that society will once again answer the call to improve, and progress into the next century....
