Every generation must reimagine the ideal society.
유일국에서 시민들은 이름 대신 숫자를 가졌다.
Day 3 · 목표 ⭐
More's Utopia endures not because its ideas are perfectly practical but because it insists that imagining a better world is itself a moral act, one that keeps alive the possibility of genuine human improvement.
D-503은 유리로 된 도시에 살았으며, 그곳에서는 모든 시간이 '시간표'에 의해 정해지고, 행복이라는 이름 아래 사생활이라는 개념이 공식적으로 폐지되었다.
2Reading· 오늘의 본문
We · Yevgeny Zamyatin · 1924
In Thomas More's 'Utopia', the island's ideal structure is designed to eliminate greed and conflict. The cities are identical, with clean, orderly houses and gardens. Everyone works six hours a day, sharing the labor and the fruits of their work. There is no private property, so money is useless. This system aims to create a society where all needs are met and people live in harmony. The story suggests that by imagining such a perfect structure, we can question our own world's flaws. More's vision is not a blueprint but a mirror, showing us what we lack and what we could become if we dared to dream differently.
B2 · 128 wordsavg 25.6 w/s
Thomas More's 'Utopia' presents a meticulously structured society, an intellectual construct designed to critique sixteenth-century Europe. Its ideal structure—communal ownership, uniform cities, and a regimented daily life—serves as a radical thought experiment. More does not propose this as a feasible blueprint; rather, the island's rigid harmony functions as a dialectical tool. By presenting a world where private property and money are abolished, he forces the reader to confront the foundational injustices of their own society. The enduring power of the work lies precisely in this provocative design. The utopian structure is not an end but a means, a catalyst for critical thought. It compels us to dissect the moral and political assumptions underpinning our own social orders, proving that the act of imagining an alternative framework is itself a profound form of social and ethical inquiry. 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
endures
지속하다, 버티다
More's vision endures because it challenges every generation to think critically.
insists
주장하다, 역설하다
The book insists that imagination is the first step toward change.
moral
도덕적인
Creating a fictional society is presented as a moral duty.
genuine
진정한, 참된
Utopia seeks genuine happiness, not just wealth.
improvement
개선, 향상
The story is about the possibility of human improvement.
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.