They may have been clever in places and necessary for understanding but I found their presentation somewhat tedious. I struggled with the lengthy explanations in the first half of the book. Amongst the higher orders it was common to subject offspring to life threatening procedures in an attempt to increase the number of sides they had and thereby improve their social standing.
Much of it came across as disturbing, such as women in Flatland being the lowest of the low (almost a straight line) whereas rulers and priests were of the highest order (circles).Ĭhildren born with irregularities were generally killed at birth with any survivors forbidden to reproduce. Each is imbued with strict hierarchies and rules alongside enhanced senses that allow order to be maintained. Using mathematics the practicalities of these various worlds is explained. Many of his fellow plane dwellers think him deranged, just as the resident of Lineland whom he met in a dream would not accept the existence of a second dimension because it was beyond his direct experience and comprehension. Published in 1884 it tells the tale of a square, a resident of a two dimensional world, and his discovery of an incredible third dimension when he is visited by a sphere from Spaceland. Abbott, is one of the oddest books that I have ever read. Send us feedback about these examples.Flatland, by Edwin A. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'flatland.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023 Rong Chen, as this temple is known, occupies the summit of Phnom Kulen, a high plateau that rises from the flatlands of northern Cambodia. Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2023 The flatlands here stretching between mountains and sea have attracted farmers for generations, just around a corner of the Pacific Coast Highway from the playgrounds of Malibu. 2023 The midday forecast Saturday called for 1 ½ to 2 ½ inches in the flatlands and up to 5 inches in the foothills and mountains, Schoenfeld said. Michael Goldberg And Emily Wagster Pettus, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2023 Outside of Rolling Fork, a tornado ripped apart the home where Kimberly Berry lived in the Delta flatlands. The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2023 This struggle is intensely visible in the flatlands of South Florida, where burgeoning neighborhoods routinely flood and saltwater inundation damages the estuaries that protect communities from the worst of our climate crisis. Linze Rice, Chicago Tribune, The flatlands surrounding the Miami River’s junction with Biscayne Bay have long been prime real estate. Recent Examples on the Web Advertisement Growing up in DeKalb, Josie Shattuck was surrounded by the unending flatlands of corn country.
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