Harold And The Purple Crayon Analysis

The book Harold and The Purple Crayon has been read to children for over fifty years. This story has taped into the imaginary children and adult audience and has become an instant classic. The reason for this tale to continue to survive is that it brings about the idea of hope and creativity. One major theme in this book is that anything is possible as long as you look hard enough for the medium to express it in. The story opens with Harold drawing a tree because he wants to eat an apple. The story continues in this fashion where Harold jumps on any idea that comes into his mind and simply begins to draw it with his purple crayon. As the story progresses Harold begins to search for his own home and draws an entire city looking for it. Eventually Harold realizes that he is unable to find his own home because he never left his house. This leads the audience to believe that he never actually left his house and all this imagination experienced throughout the book was
As adults many forget that they have the ability to obtain certain things, they just need the motivation to go and embark on the journey towards achieving their dreams. Also adults can appreciate this alternative reality that Harold creates as it leads to problem solving in children. Constantly throughout the book Harold creates a dilemma that he needs to think about how to get around it. For example, when Harold begins searching for his house he ends up drawing an entire city before he realizes that he never left his house. The story gives way for imagination and does very little to point Harold in a certain direction it allows Harold’s own imagination to lead Harold on his search for his home. This is significant for adults, as sometimes we tend to forget that we have more power over our lives then is visibly present and this children’s work builds on