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Here, Hythloday tells More that all Utopian citizens eat together in large dining halls, as opposed to eating alone in their homes. This is because they appreciate and enjoy their community - a people that live in interchangeable cities tend to act as a group. Before they eat, they listen to a reading of some virtuous text.
The fact that these texts are always very briefis a revealing moment of good humor and practicality—the people of Utopia, practical as they are, understand that it’s hard to focus when one is hungry. They also enrich the necessity of eating with unnecessary…