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Key Examples in The Little Prince
Chapter 15
Explanation and Analysis—The Geographer:
On his travels, the little prince meets a geographer, whose profession is defined by situational irony:
"I'm a geographer," the old gentleman answered.
"And what's a geographer?"
"A scholar who knows where the seas are, and the rivers, the cities, the mountains, and the deserts."
[...] "Your planet is very beautiful," he said. "Does it have any oceans?"
"I couldn't say," said the geographer.
[...] "And cities and rivers and deserts?"
"I couldn't tell you that, either," the geographer said.
"But you're a geographer!"
"That's right," said the geographer, "but I'm not an explorer. There's not one explorer on my planet."
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