Essay On Flatland

Flatland is a 2-D world where shapes wander around as people and do things regular people would do. Like our world today, there is a class system in this 2-D world that is basically a social status. The lowest status in all of Flatland is the irregular shapes. An irregular shape can have any number of sides but the sides are not equal. These types of shapes are either sentenced to a life in jail, or are executed. These types of figures are shunned by society and often are considered a disgrace. Just above the status of the irregular shapes are the women. Women in flatland are described as pointy line segments and are considered the dumbest civilized figures. Due to their sharp points, women have to follow a specific set of rules such as yelling …show more content…
Not near as deadly as the women, but are also quite a weapon, the soldiers and laborers as isosceles triangles are a little higher on the class system than the others. Because of their very sharp acute angle, isosceles triangles are highly favorable for warfare. To advance in the class system, they must accomplish something in life and when they do, their acute angle enlarges until it becomes equilateral. The middle class shapes are known as tradesmen or equilaterals, they are often shown as businessmen, shop owners, etc. Welcomed by society, equilaterals have all three sides and angles equal. Ranked higher than tradesmen, the professionals and gentlemen are very skilled workers or property owners. These high-class shapes include squares and equal sided pentagons. Next in the class system come the nobility shapes. The nobility comprises all regular shapes that have a number of sides between six and about forty. Members of nobility often have jobs as rich landlords, business owners and politicians. Once a part of the nobility class, it takes a while before a shape will become a part of the n-gon class. To become an n-gon your sides must be so numerous that you begin to look like a perfect