More argued that private property caused most injustice.
Day 3 · 목표 ⭐
Hythloday argued that no society could be truly just as long as private property existed, because inequality and suffering were structurally inevitable whenever some owned what others desperately needed.
2Reading· 오늘의 본문
We · Yevgeny Zamyatin · 1924
In the island of Utopia, there was no such thing as 'mine' or 'yours.' The people worked the land together, and the fruits of their labor were shared equally by all. No one hoarded food while another went hungry, and no grand house stood next to a hovel. Work was a common duty, rotated so that all contributed and all had ample time for learning and leisure. This system, Hythloday explained, removed the greed and envy that plagued other nations. Because property was held in common, the desperate competition to own more than one's neighbor simply vanished. People lived not for wealth, but for the community's well-being.
B2 · 128 wordsavg 25.6 w/s
Thomas More, through the character Raphael Hythloday, presents a radical critique of private property by contrasting it with Utopia's system of common ownership and labor. In Utopia, the very structure of society is designed to preclude the inequalities inherent in private accumulation. Land and resources are communally held, and labor is a shared obligation, systematically rotated to prevent any class from being burdened with mere toil. This model directly attacks the notion that justice can coexist with vast disparities in wealth. Hythloday's argument is structural: whenever the means of survival are privately owned, a fundamental power imbalance is created, rendering true social harmony impossible. The Utopian alternative posits that only by abolishing private property can the roots of envy, crime, and systemic suffering be eradicated, allowing a society to be organized around collective flourishing rather than individual acquisition. What makes Utopia endure as a work of literature is precisely this refusal to offer easy consolation — it demands that readers sit with the discomfort of a world that does not resolve neatly, and find their own position within it.
C1 · 170 wordsavg 34.0 w/s
3Vocabulary· 핵심 어휘 & 연습
structurally
구조적으로
Hythloday argued that inequality was structurally inevitable in societies with private property.
inevitable
불가피한
Suffering was seen as an inevitable consequence of the system.
desperately
필사적으로, 절실히
Some owned what others desperately needed.
injustice
불의, 부정
More argued that private property caused most injustice.
existed
존재했다
No society could be just as long as private property existed.
Activity 1 · 빈칸 채우기5 questions
1. Every hour of D-503's life was carefully ____ by the Table of Hours.
2. The ____ of privacy did not exist in the One State.
3. Individual names were ____ and replaced with numbers.
4. The glass walls guaranteed there was no ____ for citizens.
5. The State was ____ declared to represent perfect happiness.