l of knowledge determines the pursuit of happiness an individual will receive in the city of the Sun. The Solarians are granted the opportunity to alter their status if they desire, and live a life according to their standards.Campanella directly criticizes the society he grew up in by stating in his dialogue, why the Solarians mock the material world for the way it is structured: Thus they laugh at us because we consider craftsmen ignoble and assign nobility to those who are ignorant of every craft and live in idleness, keeping a host of dissolute and idle servants about them to the great detriment of the state (Campanella 43). Today, similar patterns emerge as specific races, as well as females, endure the hardships of being exposed to discrimination. These individuals are restrained from achieving success or power, and are often restricted in their educational opportunities. Not every person born into society is entitled to an education, for several members are unable to pursue an education due to financial barriers. Often these victims are bright and intellectually capable of achieving positions of leadership; however, they still remain at the bottom of the hierarchy. On the other hand, the Solarians are all granted an equal opportunity to receive an education and become successful. The social order that exists today seems to be very irrational in comparison to Campanella’s utopia. In the dialogue, The City of the Sun, people are given an equal opportunity to pursue a lifestyle that is desirable to them; they are not born into misfortune. Moreover, the Solarians are encouraged to realize their full potential and enhance their skills. In present day societies, minorities and females are discouraged from reaching their ultimate goals in life.Since Campanella is aware of the social structure that exists outside of his utopian city, he presents two reasons why rulers are chosen in a corrupt society: We have greater cert...
