Little princes essay

The novella tells the story of a young prince who has come to Earth from his home, an asteroid. Through the story, he engages in a series of adventures, including climbing the world’s highest mountain, correctly interpreting drawings, and sharing his stories about visiting other asteroids.

The little prince notices that the adults rush from place to place. They never enjoy the place where they are at the present time. The children who ride the train do. The switchman tells the little prince “Only the children are flattening their noses against the windowpanes” (de Saint-Exupery 30). The children appreciate life as it happens.

The little prince indicates “that is exactly the way I wanted it!” (de Saint-Exupery 4). It is obvious that the adults would have told the narrator that he was wasting his time. It is also obvious that the adults would not have grasped that the sheep was inside the box.

The little prince, however, still possesses the wonder and imagination of a child. The narrator draws him his traditional picture of an elephant inside a boa. The narrator is rather surprised when the little prince can properly interpret the drawing. When the narrator draws him a box, he says that the sheep is inside the box.