They find pearls on their coasts, and diamonds and
carbuncles on their rocks; they do not look after them,
but, if they find them by chance, they polish them, and
with them they adorn their children, who are delighted
with them, and glory in them during their childhood; but
when they grow to years, and see that none but children
use such baubles, they of their own accord, without being
bid by their parents, lay them aside, and would be as
much ashamed to use them afterwards as children among
us, when they come to years, are of their puppets and
other toys.
-Utopia,
Thomas More
How do the details about how the Utopians treat
valuables develop the central idea?
O They provide an example of how valuables are
found, treated, and traded.
O They state facts about different uses for valuables.
O They make an analogy between children
outgrowing playing with valuables and children
outgrowing playing with toys.
They give an anecdote about a time when these
valuables were found and used for the good of the
community.