The description by Square, the protagonist from Flatland, that women were regarded inferior to men was so vivid that the author was denounced by contemporary book reviewers as a misogynist. It quickly gained popularity as a science fiction story for the introduction of higher dimensions but also it is a satire criticising social inequality in Victorian Britain. Abbott was first published under the pseudonym of A. She has commented that she absolutely enjoyed the study and appreciated the opportunity of the summer research project.įlatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Xiang Fu completed her Open University mathematics with statistics bachelor degree with first class class honours this July. This blog post focuses on the status of women in mathematics in Victorian times, and today. GradeSaver, 16 February 2020 Web.This blog post was written by our summer research student Xiang Fu, who was supervised by Andrew Potter and June Barrow-Green. Next Section Character List Previous Section About Flatland How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous 'Flatland Summary'. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. He then writes his memoir for anyone that might believe in it later.

A Square then returns to Flatland and is imprisoned for preaching and believing of the possibility of three dimensions. Square A's brother, Square B, is imprisoned.Ī Square then tries convincing the Sphere of the possibility of a fourth dimensional world, but is cut of. Those from Flatland that have learnt of the world in Spaceland have been killed by the monarch. He takes Square to show him their country, Spaceland, and explains that the Spheres do so often in hopes of educating the people of Flatland. He can only see Sphere as a circle, but the Sphere manages to prove that he is, in fact, three dimensional. The monarch tries killing a Square instead of letting him go.Ī Square is visited by a Sphere from a third dimensional world. In Lineland, the Squares can only be perceived as points on a line.

A Square dreams of visiting a one dimensional world called 'Lineland', and tries to convince the monarch of a second dimension. We follow the main character, who is as a square and is a noble gentleman. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousįlatland is set in a two-dimensional world, where women are lines and men are different shapes with various numbers of corners. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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