Original artwork, not a still
The Little Prince • 1943
Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
In this view, adults fail to grasp things on their own, leaving children to supply endless explanations. The speaker sounds weary rather than angry, treating the burden as a small, repeated irritation of being young among people who have stopped seeing clearly.
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