Flatland

by

Edwin A. Abbott

A Square’s Grandson Character Analysis

The younger of A Square’s two hexagonal grandchildren. He exhibits unusual insight and, thus, perfect angularity. After A Square teaches his grandson the concept of squaring through the geometrical creation of one large square with sides three units long, made from nine individual squares, his grandson inquires about the significance of three-to-the-third—a question that could lead to an understanding of three-dimensional space—and baffles his grandfather. Despite this early spirit of curiosity and insight, A Square’s grandson is later frightened by the authorities of Flatland and retracts his questions about three-to-the-third.

A Square’s Grandson Quotes in Flatland

The Flatland quotes below are all either spoken by A Square’s Grandson or refer to A Square’s Grandson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Social Hierarchy and Oppression Theme Icon
).
Chapter 15 Quotes

“Go to bed,” said I, a little ruffled by this interruption: “If you would talk less nonsense, you would remember more sense.”

Related Characters: A Square (speaker), A Square’s Grandson
Page Number: Page 53
Explanation and Analysis:
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A Square’s Grandson Quotes in Flatland

The Flatland quotes below are all either spoken by A Square’s Grandson or refer to A Square’s Grandson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Social Hierarchy and Oppression Theme Icon
).
Chapter 15 Quotes

“Go to bed,” said I, a little ruffled by this interruption: “If you would talk less nonsense, you would remember more sense.”

Related Characters: A Square (speaker), A Square’s Grandson
Page Number: Page 53
Explanation and Analysis: