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 More's Utopia, the islanders hold a surprising belief: religious tolerance is the bedrock of peace. They understand that human nature seeks meaning, but that this search takes many forms. No one is persecuted for their faith; instead, diverse beliefs coexist. This is not because Utopians lack conviction, but because they believe forcing belief corrupts the soul and breeds the very conflict they wish to avoid. Their society suggests that accepting our different paths to truth is a stronger foundation for community than demanding everyone walk the same road. It is an ideal that challenges the religious strife of More's own time.
B2 · 128 wordsavg 25.6 w/s
Thomas More's 'Utopia' presents religious tolerance not as a mere social policy but as a profound insight into human nature. The Utopians reason that the human spirit is inherently drawn to contemplate the divine, yet this universal impulse manifests in wildly divergent forms. To coercively impose a single doctrine is, therefore, to violate a fundamental aspect of the human condition. Their tolerance stems from a pragmatic and philosophical recognition: that the quest for meaning is intrinsic, but its expression is plural. By institutionalizing freedom of conscience, Utopia seeks to channel humanity's innate religiosity away from sectarian conflict and toward communal harmony. This framework suggests that a stable society accommodates the spiritual diversity inherent in our nature, rather than futilely attempting to suppress it. More uses this ideal to critique the dogmatic violence of 16th-century Europe, proposing that true peace is built on the foundation of accepted difference. 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
지속되다, 견디다
More's vision endures because it challenges every generation to think differently.
insists
주장하다, 강조하다
The book insists that imagination is the first step toward change.
moral
도덕적인
Creating a utopia is presented as a moral duty to future generations.
genuine
진정한, 참된
Utopia questions whether our current societies allow for genuine human happiness.
improvement
개선, 향상
The possibility of social improvement drives the utopian imagination.
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.