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I am amazed as I read Flatland that my initial reaction is to assume that the author is making a commentary on our life and society. What I mean is, upon reading his less than glowing summarization of the female form and character in Flatland, my knee-jerk reaction was to be a bit put off and offended. I automatically assumed that in describing the women in Flatland, the author was attempting to draw a broader parallel to the women in Spaceland- the “real world,” if you will. After a little reflection, I am less inclined to believe that this is the case. My reasons for changing my mind are: 1. The author directly says in the text (directed @ the reader/audience) that one in Spaceland, their society probably seems a bit mean and he personally does not ascribe to all of its rules and 2. I am considering the nature of the work→ it is meant to describe a very different world than the one in which we live. Wouldn’t it make sense for the author to describe this environment w/o purposely reflecting those descriptions into the world we know aka our women? Perhaps it’s a topic for further reflection and/or discussion…What do you think?