Point Of View In Abbott's Flatland

"Flatland" is a story of depth, and the lack there of. The tale of A. Square's ventures through Pointland, Lineland and Spaceland ultimately reveal to him the possibilities of the seemingly impossible. In this case, the "impossibilities" are the very existence of other dimensions, or worlds.

In order to fix and create a more loving and happy future for the next generation we must squash the notion that competition and being the alpha male and the best and right all the time is the right thing as well as stop teaching our young that money and wealth equals happiness and successfulness. What we need to start doing is showing more compassion and love which is our true human nature as well as and finally what we have to do to fix our world is realize that we are all interconnected once we do this our world will become utopian and we can truly be more christ like and live in a world of bliss and happiness.

In the end we must Realize that we only have One World and We're All in this Together. We can no longer afford to put up walls of exceptionalism. We Need to Come Together and cooperate because, Together we're Stronger.

That we continue to pray and reach out to those who are different. That we continue to go beyond religious reconciliation, and we take the umbrella and open it more widely. The umbrella of repentance. Because there can be no reconciliation without repentance. Reconciliation without repentance is fake, but reconciliation with repentance is beautiful gospel

Chapter 2- For people living in flatland to have a sense of direction, they know that when it is raining, it is raining from the north. Another directional tool they use is the direction of gravity. There is a gravitational pull from the south. Homes in Flatland are windowless pentagons because the sun does not exist in Flatland. Also, square and triangle shaped houses are not allowed

The book Flatland is based in a two-dimensional world that explores a one-dimension world, albeit briefly, and a three dimension world. On face value it seems as it is just a mathematical fiction book about a two-dimensional world, but a closer look shows the use of satire to tackle the crude social aspects of Victorian England. Before you can truly understand the profoundness of this book you should understand the author, who originally wrote it under the pseudonym A. Square. The real author is Edwin A. Abbott.

The book Flatland basically describes a 2dimesional world where shapes live with no knowledge about 3 D objects moving like 3 D things or dimensions. Reading this book helped me think differently about geometry because I never would have thought much about the value of being able to see things in the way that we do. Sure in this book there weren’t any math equations in this book but the perspectives of the square character, thoughts, the flat land shapes classifications and actions made me think about how great it is to see things the way we see things in geometry and life and move the way we do that flat landers can’t. In flat and they’re classified by the shape, gender, and even job in some cases, the shapes are triangles, pentagons, lines hexagons, and other irregular shape. Women are treated like threats to the level they are watched and basically imprisoning and watched like monsters.

There are many things in this world, and in others, that I believe cannot be fully understood. For example, in the story of Flatland, A. Square explains his world and what he thinks of ours. To him, our world has space, thus calling it Spaceland, which is something they do not have in Flatland, hints the name Flat-land. In effort to explain the difference in the worlds, one would find it confusing and hard to comprehend Abbott's writing, especially for those of us who have only been told and informed about the world of three dimensions.

Every book has a story behind it. Even books about square and triangles have much more meaning if you think about it. The author, Edwin Abbott, studied theology, the studies of religion. I believe that when he wrote Flatland, he possibly had theology in mind with likely connections. The possible connections between the story of Flatland and theology could be the similar “god-like” creature from another world, the teachings of the unknown, and the unacceptance of that new information.

This kind of allying together to be able to challenge great powers is also present today, as (fix as) 28 different countries came together to form NATO and stop the expansion of Russia. The Segregation was stopped because people of different ethnicities and backgrounds collaborated with one another, and as a result fixed one of the most glaring social problems the country had. The United States would not be as powerful as it is today if it still suppressed 13.2% of its population into inhumane facilities. Many tragedies could also be prevented. The Armenian genocide, the Boston Massacre, the Paris Massacre, the Witch Hunts, the Crusades, and the Holocaust could have all been prevented if groups of people accepted each other and got along. This is similar to a quote by Barbara Jordan, in which she says, ¨We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves¨ (Jordan). Barbara Jordan was a civil rights activist, lawyer, and politician who was the first African American woman to deliver a keynote address and enter the House of Representatives. Acceptance is also a key theme in the book Maus by Art Spiegelman, as well as the story “What of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?” by

The construction of the picture space, impeccably correct from a mathematical point of view, is characterized, first, by the extreme shortness of the perspective distance which, if the room were drawn to natural scale, would amount to only about four feet; second, by the lowness of the horizon which is determined by the eye level of the seated Saint; third, by the eccentric position of the vanishing point which is little more than half a centimeter from the right margin. The shortness of the distance, combined with the lowness of the horizon strengthens the feeling of intimacy. However, the vanishing point prevents the small room from looking cramped and box-like because the north wall is not visible; it gives greater distinction to the play of light on the embrasures of the windows; and it suggests the experience of casually entering a private room rather than of facing an artificially arranged stage.

In Flatland everyone believes that they are the only dimension that exists. But one night the square has a vision of Lineland. Lineland in world with only one dimension. The square interacts with the inhabitants of Lineland and tries to teach them what right and left are. He fails and is only met with fury and incredulously. But, after waking up he confused and intrigued by this new land. After that he is visited by a sphere. The sphere tries to explain to him the third dimension, but the square acts just like the inhabitants of Lineland when he tried to explain left and right. The sphere takes him to spaceland and shows him all the wonders of the third dimension. He is also introduced to

Amanda Jensen Mrs. Millard Geometry 9-6 23 May 2017 Flatland Throughout the story of Flatland there are three main themes: discrimination, close mindedness, and fear of the unknown. The first main theme of Flatland is discrimination. Discrimination is prominent throughout the entire book as it influences their society as a whole and from the very start, there are numerous accounts of discrimination between the shapes. In Flatland, their jobs and overall lives and dependent on whatever shape they are.

The concept of linear perspective is simple to understand. There is a horizon line, which is the point where the sky meets the ground. There is a vanishing point, which is where all the lines of the painting run inward to meet the horizon line (Exploring Linear Perspective).

Even though it seems to be a difficult process, the results would be totally worth it. Step number one is to cultivate curiosity about strangers. By doing this, we find other people more interesting than ourselves, decreasing our level of selfishness. Step number two is to challenge prejudices. Our society is marked with labels. These labels avoid us from appreciating individuality. Instead of looking for things that divide us, we should be searching for what we have in common and in a way what unites us. This way, we could get an easy way or path into equality, fairness and sensibility. Last but not least, we should "listen hard and open up". Listening is not enough, we need to open our hearts and feelings to create an empathic