Thomas More's Utopia casts out a conflict between society and individual because sometimes what we think the best for the whole society may not benifit for individuals. In Thomas More's Utopia, More mentions that his utopians would only have a sole persue – agriculture. On the surface it may seems as a compassionate idea that the whole population is working towards a same goal without a dissent. However, what if someone wants to be a writer or a doctor? Noticing that humans are not robots, utopians are therefore by no means to have sole perspective. If so, then there is no point for the elders to hold annual discussions since the society will continue in this fashion forever without an opposition.

On the other way around, to fulfill the needs of an individual may also harm the society. We have been learning Inter-war Years in humannities throughout this semester. In USSR, the ideology of communism is that the while property is own by the society and everyone receives a fixed amount. What this implies is that everyone gets the same results however hard they work. In a short term it may sound tempting and entincing for individuals, but in a long term this is undermining the society, thus causing those "extreme joyful" civilians starving to death.