Thomas More's Utopia was one of the first novels written to introduce the concept of a perfect society to the world. This idea is used through the fictional manipulation of the text which successfully conveys the personal humanistic and egalitarian views advocated by More. This is clearly identified throughout the novel by focusing on the different forms of meaning and understanding the complexity of the text. This idea is employed through the analysis of England at the time and the travelogue of an impeccable civilization. Through the in-depth analysis of these two ideas, the fictional setting of the novel and the relationship it has with the two books is exposed. The role of the first book in Utopia is to introduce and build the character of Raphael Hythloday for the reader. This is achieved through discussion between Hythloday and the lawyer about the theft. This argument demonstrates Hythloday's reliability and wisdom as a precursor character to the second book. This then conveys the Other, the egalitarian views of the author and consequently his opposing views on the English political system of the time. The second book of the novel presents a detailed account of Utopia through Hythloday. This account is made up of a series of subtitles that convey different aspects of Utopia. Utopia's diverse characteristics, such as culture, society, war, religion, and a myriad of other aspects, all convey the country's fair and egalitarian social rules and regulations. Throughout the novel, More conveys a number of different perspectives that influence the ideas that are gained throughout the story. However, More attempts countless times to provide a nonfiction setting to the fictional novel for various reasons....... middle of paper ...... hours. The subsequent criticism of England builds a bridge of reliability to Hythloday to successfully transfer the reader's attention and credibility to the second book. More's Utopia was a seminal text based on the idealism of a perfect society that claims to rival Plato's famous book "The Republic". . The novel's different codes and conventions were the defining point in More's identification and critique of contemporary England in the first book. Furthermore, further solutions to the social order are clearly presented to the reader through the book's intelligent use of narrative genre, fictional conventions, and the relationship between the first and second books. Ultimately, it is through focusing on the novel's intricate forms of meaning that one can achieve understanding of the novel. Bibliography1. Other, T 2012, Utopia, Penguin Books, London.