Although utopian societies create an ideal sense of what society should be like, not all utopian societies share the same beliefs when it comes to overall gender roles. The male may appear to be the stronger and wiser individual, while the female is the more fragile character in the background. We wonder whether the roles might reverse or how these roles might differ in certain societies. In Sir Thomas More's Utopia, males play the dominant role when it comes to society, while in Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward he focuses on the female-dominated aspects of society. Sir Thomas More's Utopia describes men as the deciders when it comes to creating a society. own family. In the section Of Their Slaves and Their Marriages, More begins the idea of ​​marriage with this utopian goal: "Their women do not marry before they are eighteen, nor their men before twenty-two, and if any of them incur prohibited embraces before marriage are severely punished and denied the privilege of marriage, unless they obtain a special mandate from the Prince” (More, 91). This quote implies that the man must be older than the woman when he marries ; there is no age difference between couples and the fact that the male is older gives off a sense of dominance. When males choose their wives, they choose based on body appearance serious matron presents the naked bride, be she virgin or widow, to the groom; and then some serious man presents the naked groom to the bride” (92). if they think the woman is in good shape, he can show her his naked body. The male is comparing the w...... middle of paper...... it would be nice to be paid fairly, we need to think about how it will affect the economic system of our society. However, it should not be based on sex, but on the type of work and the skills of the workers. Some women may choose to be stay-at-home moms and not work another job, but being a mother is a job in itself when you are caring for young children. Overall, we need to take into account how women may sometimes not be as valued as they would like to be. In utopian societies, gender roles are perceived differently, whether the society is more male power oriented or whether males and females share equal power. Utopia and Looking Backward provided two different perspectives on gender roles and how they construct social values. They give us an idea of ​​the kind of world we could live in and what we can improve our society, even if said society may not be realistic.