The Adventures of China Iron

Explain the analogy that China Iron uses in "British Science," in which she compares Great Britain to a "voracious heart" (55).

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China Iron says that Great Britain is a "voracious heart" consuming the nutrients fed to it by its supply chains, which are like the veins leading to the heart. The subordinate nations in its empire, such as Argentina, are "wombs" incubating the nutrients (55).