"Matters of consequence", what exactly are they? A dictionary definition of this term would be what is of value in the world. Antoine St. Exupery explains what he thinks are true "matters of consequence" in his satire, The Little Prince. In the story the Little Prince states, "Only children know what they are looking for...They waste their time over a rag doll and it becomes important to them..." (page 89). What this quote means is that only children know what true "matters of consequence" are. We know the author believes this because he dedicated the book, "To Leon Werth, when he was a little boy." It implies that children appreciate the simple things and that they take time to live in the moment.

There are three characters in the book that speak for the author. The pilot is a likely spokesperson because he, like the author, is a pilot, and he

also sympathizes with children because he does not fit in with "grownups", like the author. The pilot is presented sympathetically; he is not made an object of ridicule like the businessman, geographer, etc. who are made to appear ridiculous. The Little Prince also speaks for the author because he is naive and childlike. The pilot, who is already established as a spokesperson for the author, loves the Little Prince; he is also presented sympathetically like the pilot.

There is an incident in which the Little Prince talks to a railroad switchman. The man says that adults get on the train and sleep and are anxious to get to their next destination and that children look out the window and enjoy the scenery. This shows that adults are too busy with their so-called "matters of consequence" to notice the beauty around them and relish it. Children sit and again enjoy life, they live it to th

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