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Why does the geographer know nothing about his own planet in The Little Prince?
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The Little Prince
Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) pictured on a French stamp, circa 1998.
In The Little Prince, the geographer knows nothing about his own planet because he views his sole function as recording information provided by explorers. He considers himself too important to leave his desk to conduct personal observations, relying entirely on the accounts of others to fill his records. Consequently, he remains ignorant of the geography of his own home, as he does not explore it himself.1