The importance of education
Education receives great emphasis in Bellamy’s novel, since education is seen as the only way through which equality can be accomplished. Bellamy militates for equal education for everyone and he feels that if everyone was able to be properly educated until the age of 21, then the world would look really different. His ideas were revolutionary in the 19th century because in those times, only the rich and those who came from good families had the opportunity to be educated and could hope to be accepted into the universities that existed during those times.
Excessive wealth
Bellamy pointed out that the reason that there was such inequality in the world was because there was a big difference between those who had money and those who didn’t. There were few people who belonged to the middle class and thus the country was divided into two extremes. As a result, those who were poor suffered and even though the rich tried to help them, they were unable to do so because they were too few and did not have enough power. Because of this, Bellamy claims that private philanthropy will never be able to solve the wealth gap simply because they do not have enough power and because it would be in their disadvantage.
Crime and poverty
Crime and poverty are connected in the novel, and crime is in fact seen as a direct result of excessive poverty. When poverty is removed from the society, common people have no reason to commit crimes and thus the problem solves itself in time. As a result, in 2000, crime is virtually eradicated and those who end up committing something that is considered illegal confess almost right away.
