I have enjoyed reading this book; it is completely not what I thought it would be. I thought it would be boring, above my ability to understand.
Again, as I said in my last blog, so many elements are relevant to us, (society), today.
All men, women, and children learn to farm. Children learn the theory of Agriculture in school and take "field trips" as children do today. I think we all should learn how to garden, at the very least, as most any kind of major crisis could lead to a food shortage. Most of us would not know what to do if we couldn't go to the grocery store.
Each person also learns a trade; wool and linen-making, masonry, metal work, carpentry, etc... Women, (aka the "weaker sex"), perform lighter tasks and men the heavier. Not a very popular concept today, but OK with me.
All the towns are just like Amaurot, the one described. Each house has a door to the street in front and a door to the garden in the back. Sounds like early suburbia.
I'm glad they have glass windows.
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