Pullman

After reading this chapter I started to wonder if college could be an utopia, or at least could we make a college community into an utopian society? According to Pullman maybe if we only accept middle class while kids we probably would. But I think here at St. Olaf I don't feel there exist any social class, ethnics, and race issues and tension..It could be an utopian in some respect. However we all know that college like St. Olaf are trying really hard to bring up the diversity on their campus, which is one the most important aspect of choosing a college for most seniors. Pullman, in this case, lacks a fundamental diversity that balances the town, eventually resulting in the break down of the company and the town. Pullman had all the money to build his town and constructed it in his will to eliminate poverty and make all the residents middle classed. Like Gilbert suggests that the purpose of Pullman establishing his town was not to create a democratic society but a uniform culture as a model for Chicago. Does utopian and perfect = uniform? No.