The City and the Stars

Main Ideas

• Exploration of the theme of a utopian society and its limitations.
• The idea of the eternal city of Diaspar, protected from the outside world and change.
• The concept of immortality and its impact on human development and society.
• The theme of the quest for knowledge and truth beyond the known world.
• The contrast between a technologically advanced but static society and a dynamic yet less developed outside world.
• The issue of fear of the unknown and the desire for safety.
• The idea of the cyclical nature of civilizations and the inevitability of change.