LOVE FOR LIVRES

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Publisher :Mariner Books

Global rate between 6 and 7: average to high emotion

Key Emotion Indicator
5/10

The narrator explains that, as a young boy, he once drew a picture of a boa constrictor with an elephant digesting in its stomach however, every adult who saw the picture would mistakenly interpret it as a drawing of a hat. Whenever the narrator would try to correct this confusion, he was ultimately advised to set aside drawing and take up a more practical or mature hobby. The narrator laments the lack of creative understanding displayed by adults. As noted by the narrator, he could have had a great career as a painter, but this opportunity was crushed by the misunderstanding of the adults.