In Tamara, people don’t actually see things but instead see pictures or sculptures which refer to other things so that one never discovers what is real or what isn’t since everything is connected through these representations of objects (or ideas). Kublai Khan then asks Marco about Zaira and is told that it has measurements of certain things that correspond to events in the past in such a way that people feel like they can enjoy the city even though their experiences are limited because of this connection between present and past places. It’s possible to describe Dorothea by listing its exports however, as a camel driver told Marco Polo once said about Dorothea, the city opens up horizons for people. A person can find every delight in Isidora, but men arrive there when they’re old, not young. People who see it from afar feel envy, thinking that they’ve experienced similar evenings and were happy. Marco Polo describes a city named Diomira with many towers. Through Marco’s stories, Kublai begins to see that there are patterns in his empire and realizes it can be fixed. He feels that his empire is too large for him to understand and worries about its corruption. Kublai Khan is listening to Marco Polo describe the cities he’s seen, but doesn’t entirely believe him. 1-Page Summary of Invisible Cities Overall Summary
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