Key Ideas

1. Urras and Anarres represent two contrasting societies: one hierarchical and capitalist, the other anarchist and communal.

2. The protagonist, Shevek, is a physicist who develops a theory of simultaneity that challenges the dominant scientific paradigm.

3. The novel explores the theme of freedom and the limitations of different political systems.

4. Shevek's journey from Anarres to Urras represents a bridge between the two societies and their conflicting ideologies.

5. Anarres is portrayed as a utopia with its emphasis on communal living and absence of personal property.

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