Vladimir Nabokov's Flatland

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Flatland is a fascinating novel taking place in the fictional two-dimensional world of the same name. The readers are guided through this new world by a square-shaped narrator who uses the first few chapters to explain the nature of Flatland, and the last few chapters to explain how he found out about the three-dimensional world. Throughout the story, the narrator gives detailed descriptions of the various shapes, culture, weather, conflicts, history, and politics in Flatland, all while trying to transfer his viewpoint to one that the reader can understand. Besides just being an interesting narrative about basic mathematical principles, the novel also brings up important questions about class, ignorance, and ethics. The narrative tests reader’s