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Individualism In Flatland

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By Ethan E Leatherman
Hello Miss Woodard, this is a paper I wrote about (latland, and not knowing what the word synopsis even means, this was my best attempt to summarize the complex and difficult to understand concepts of different dimensions from there perspectives so yeah.... Let's get on with it then.
Flatland is a very fascinating book, written in the perspective of a square, most of the phrasings in the book reflect the strong grip that the conformist society of the circles has done to the speaker. Often he is racist and sexist while praising his leaders constantly, and then proceeds to bash the very idea of individualism without even a moment's hesitation it is very clear that his thoughts and feelings have been heavily influenced by the incredibly grim and controlling society he lives in. And while his knowledge is decent, his lack of mentioning how anything other than social and perspective was …show more content…

Following this is a section about the horrifying nature of irregular figures, which is pretty much just saying in about 700 words, that irregular figures are a "menace" to Flatland. Then comes the color rebellion, the next 3 sections, which go over the events that lead to the society that flatland have today, which was first a story about how color made life easier for people to individualize themselves, which led to rebellion, legislative documents that may lead to chaos or equality (square thought anarchy), and finally a mass genocide of major members of the rebellion, allowing the chief circle to use his power to instill the idea of configuration, and destroy the idea of

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