First contact
The group describes the first time thy saw the community named Walden Two and they offered some description of it. The buildings in the community are describes as being non descriptive, earth-colored and almost blending into the background. Everything else around the buildings is pastures and farmlands, natural and non-threatening to the environment. This image is important because it shows that the people in the community wanted to take care of the environment and to live a life that affects the people and elements around them as little as possible.
Tall glasses
The guests are served with tea, but they are not presented with teacups but rather with tall glasses that had the purpose of reducing the amount of tea spilt during consumption. The visitors were amused by the invention, not considering a small amount of spilt tea as being a good enough incentive to invent a new way to drink tea. For the community however, it was important to maximize the use of everything they had and thus they came with a new way of drinking tea. The tall glasses are important because they are a visual proof that anything can be bettered and that everything can be optimized.
Close to tears
In the fifth chapter, the narrator describes an important event, the birthday of a seven-year old girl. The age was an important one because from that point on, the girl was allowed to eat with the grown-ups. Frazier is a member present at the procession and the narrator describes him as being moved by the procession, almost close to tears. What this image suggests is that in the perfect community, everyone looks out for everyone and when someone reaches a happy point in their lives, everyone is happy for them. Frazier and the other members of the community are thus portrayed as being selfless and as being capable of enjoying life at every moment.
Glass boxes
When the visitors see the nursery, they are shocked to see that no mother is near her baby. Instead, the babies are put in glass boxes, unclothed and left alone. When asked whether the children receive enough affection, Frazier assures the visitors that the children are showered with the attention and love they need. The glass boxes create the image of a society where emotional ties such as the one between a mother and her child are frowned upon. Instead of considering the connection between the mother and the child as being beneficial, the people in the community consider it as being detrimental because it teaches the children that only inside the family they can find what they need. The purpose of the community as described in the novel is to create a behavior that encourages the people and children to go and explore and if a person only feels comfortable inside his own family, then the logical assumption is that the person in question will fell less inclined to leave the comfort of his family, fearing that he will never find the same thing anywhere.
