Human nature

Criticism of the world

In his novella The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry paints a very pessimistic picture of humanity when he describes the population of the Earth: "111 kings, [...] 7000 geographers, 900,000 businessmen, 7,500,000 tipplers, 311,000,000 conceited men--that is to say, about 2,000,000,000 grown-ups." (58%). 

Especially with the portrayal of the little prince's visits to the planets (see the planet inhabitants), Antoine de Saint-Exupéry criticizes the views and the values of the different types of adults, such as power, vanity, or claims to wealth. They all live a lonely, illusory, and hopeless life.

There are many types of criticism of people in the novella. The main view is that adults do not think about the really important things; they are too interested in the material. Serious things, status and upscale leisure interests are important to them: "bridge, and golf, and politics, and neckties" (2%). 

The writer also cr...