Childhood

The inquisitive prince

The world of children is very important in the novella The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The little prince comes from another planet and thus looks at the world with different eyes. The little prince has a childlike impartiality. He knows neither social differences nor what 'admire' means . He does not condemn anyone, but assesses the adults according to his childish criteria and merely wonders about them. Thus, during the visits to the planets, he notes: "The grown-ups are certainly altogether extraordinary" (47%).

The little prince tries to understand the adults better with the help of the many questions he asks. He does not hesitate to ask the adults questions about the world and to insist on these questions until he gets an answer. He is curious and inquisitive.

The little prince's train of thought is often very practically oriented. For example, he desperately needs a sheep that can eat small baobabs. To protect the prince’s rose from the sheep, the pilot has to draw a muzzle. 

For the little prince, the question of why roses actually have thorns is of great importance, since they still cannot protect themselves from tigers with them: "On matters of c...