Narrating Utopia

"The utopian alternatives writers imagine are affected by numerous variables, such as the historical circumstances in which they write, their gender and class background, not to mention psychological factors. These variables in turn give rise to a bewildering assortment of imagined social structures." "Yet for all this diversity, one thing that exhibits far less variation is the story, the framing narrative that accounts for how the narrator or central character reaches the more perfect society and obtains the opportunity to witness its distinctive excellences." "Narrating Utopia is about…