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 the island of Utopia, there were no private gardens or locked doors. The people worked together in the fields for six hours each day, not because they were forced, but because they believed shared labor built a stronger community. After work, they gathered in common halls to eat meals prepared from the fruits of their collective effort. No one owned more than another; gold was used to make chamber pots, not jewelry. This system, imagined by Thomas More, asked a simple, radical question: what if we valued cooperation over competition, and shared wealth instead of hoarding it? The story suggests that true happiness might lie not in personal riches, but in a society where no one is left in need.
B2 · 128 wordsavg 25.6 w/s
Thomas More's 'Utopia' presents a meticulously structured society predicated on the abolition of private property and the communal distribution of labor. This foundational principle is not a mere economic model but a profound critique of the avarice and social stratification plaguing 16th-century Europe. On the island, citizens rotate between agricultural and craft work, ensuring all contribute to and benefit from the common good. The absence of money and personal wealth eliminates the root causes of envy, theft, and class conflict. More's vision, framed within the literary device of Raphael Hythloday's travelogue, uses this radical reimagining of property and work to interrogate the very nature of justice and human fulfillment. By depicting a world where labor is a shared duty and its fruits are collectively owned, 'Utopia' challenges the reader to consider whether societal ills are born from flawed human nature or from the corrupting institutions—like private property—that humans design. 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, 오래가다
More's Utopia endures as a classic text because it challenges every generation to think critically.
insists
주장하다, 역설하다
The book insists that the act of imagining a better future is crucial for progress.
moral
도덕적인
Creating Utopia was a moral project for More, aimed at highlighting social injustices.
genuine
진정한, 참된
Utopia seeks a path to genuine human happiness, free from greed and poverty.
improvement
개선, 향상
The constant reimagining of society is necessary for the continuous improvement of the human condition.
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.