ictor swallowing an elephant that Antoine drew, they thought that it was a picture of a hat (4). This shows the emphasis put on objects by adults. The Prince however, when shown the picture of the boa constrictor, exclaimed that he did not want a boa constrictor. No, no, no! I do not want an elephant inside a boa constrictor. A boa constrictor is a very dangerous creature, and an elephant is very cumbersome. Where I live, everything is very small. What I need is a sheep. Draw me a sheep. (9) This begins the parallel between Antoine and The Prince. In their quest to be accepted by society, adults lose track of the important, unworldly things in life. They seem to be ashamed of having the same kind of understanding that children do and often refer to the idea negatively as immaturity. The perpetuation of this idea may forever plague the human race, inhibiting the important qualities of imagination and creativity that are vital to the technological and artistic advance of our cultures.The connection between The Prince and Antoine started with the recognition of the boa constrictor by the prince. The pilot was startled to find someone who saw the truth in his drawing. At that particular point in the book it is unclear whether or not the pilot is actually seeing the little man before him or if he is in fact hallucinating. When reflected upon, it is possible to conclude that the whole story told by the pilot could have been a result of severe trauma or even heat stroke. However, whether or not the pilot was hallucinating has no affect on the apparent moral to the story. The pilot in The Little Prince obviously represents Antoine, as he wrote the book with himself as the narrator. The pilots crash is also very similar to Antoines. In real life, Antoine and his crew tracked through the desert for three days before they were rescued much like the journey of The Prince and the pilot (Kunitz 613). The Little Prince may represent...
