Flatland · Character
Chromatistes
A leader of the Chromatic Sedition, advocating for color reform in Flatland.
minor
Also known as Chromatistes
First appearance: IX: Of the Universal Colour Bill
Chromatistes shows up with force in Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Chromatistes is not directly mentioned in this preface.
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In Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884: Chromatistes is not directly mentioned in this preface. Later, in V: Of Our Methods of…
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See Chromatistes in IX: Of the Universal Colour BillNarrative arc
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Preface to the Second and Revised Edition, 1884
- Concerning the Women
- V: Of Our Methods of Recognizing One Another
- Of the Ancient Practice of Painting
- IX: Of the Universal Colour Bill
- X: Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition
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