What Are The Similarities Between The Educated Imagination And The Little Prince

The power of the mind limitless Imagination is the power one has to form new ideas or images in their mind of something he or she has not yet seen or experienced. The educated imagination by Herman Northrop Frye and The Little Prince by Saint-Exupéry are similar in many ways as both works elaborate on the idea of Imagination. Both works talk about how those with imagination see things differently, how both works use the idea of convention, and how imagination can change the outcome of different situations.
Both works elaborate on the idea that those with imagination see things differently. In the essay the motive of metaphor Frye says, “ A person who knows nothing about literature may be an ignoramus, but many people don't mind being that
Convention is a socially accepted way of writing. In the essay the Motive for metaphor Frye states “ It's the power of constructing possible models of human experience “ (Frye, 5). In other words Frye is trying to say that individuals imagine things in their minds from previous experiences. In the little prince the author says “ But I never drawn a sheep. So I drew for him one of the two pictures I drew so often. The Boa constrictor from the outside” (T.L.P, Chp 2). The basis of this quote is that the author decides to draw a boa constrictor because he does not know how to draw a sheep. This is because the grown-ups had told him to let aside his drawings and focus more on geography, history and grammar. These quotes are very similar in the sense that individuals create things from what they already know how to do. Things we have already done in the past such as deciding to ride a bike again. You already know the basics of how to ride the bike because you already learned how to ride
In the Motive for metaphor Frye says, “ He can compare what he does with what he can imagine being done” (Frye, 5). In other words Frye is trying to say that a person can compare what they are doing either its a painting or drawing to what they had already imagined in his mind being done. In the Little Prince the author says, “ This is only his box. The sheep you ask for is inside” (T.L.P, chp 2). The author is trying is saying that he had to use his imagination because the Prince did not like the drawings of the sheep, so the prince had to draw a box so the Prince will have to imagine the box as a sheep. These two quotes are similar because of how imagination was used to turn the situation around. When an individual is in a situation where they need to get something done in a short period of time, such as coming up with an idea of a new product. Using your imagination is the best way to go because you think outside the box. Thinking outside the box enables individuals to come up with better and creative