Narrow-Mindedness The Deeper Meaning of Grown-ups

33 someone into a deeper meaning of life. It is shown that with that perspective, you can judge that the na rrator‟s drawing is not a hat but a boa swallows an elephant. It is important to think like children sometimes because children always learn and discover something new in their learning. In the novel, the readers can find so many life lessons. One of the lessons is that we have to look beyond the surface. That is what the researcher discussed in the Chapter Four. The researcher used the connection between the narrator and the grown-ups. The narrator thinks that a grown-up is an absurd individual. They pursue something in their life without knowing what the meaning behind it. They pursue money, car, house, fame, and wealth. They only care about numbers and figures. The narrator clearly tells us that he does not like this individual. The life lessons that are found in the novel is formulated to the second problems. The researcher revealed the meaning of grown-ups as seen by the narrator. The meaning is both literally and deeply. The readers can know the meaning of grown-ups literally from the novel itself. The literal meaning of grown- ups can be seen from the narrator‟s direct explanation. The narrator often explained the grown-up by describing who they are and what they do. The deeper meaning was revealed by relating the explanations that are presented in th e novel with the real world with the character‟s motivation. The first thing that represents the deeper meaning of grown- ups is parents‟ control. It has something about the control that parents have over their children. It is a relation to the real life that many parents that force their own ego above their children. They force their children to do, act, and think like them. They do not PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 34 realize that their task as a parent does not decide their children‟s future but help them to decide their own future. The second thing is narrow-mindedness. The grown-ups in The Little Prince is a representation of people who are not able to think openly. The narrator posits that grown-ups cannot make their own interpretations of the world. They are too dumb. Therefore, children are needed to enlighten adults about how to approach and make sense of the world. Here, the narrator portrays how sense-making is implicitly different between adults and children. That fact shows that the narrator and the grown-ups have a very different type way of thinking that both of them cannot get along well.

B. Suggestions

The Little Prince serves a great meaning of life. It is a very good novel for those who read to seek a meaningful lesson. There are so many life lessons that are presented in this novel. Here, the researcher provides some suggestion for future researchers and education.

1. Future Researchers

The Little Prince novel is one of the best literary work that had ever made. The researcher suggests the future researcher to study because there are a lot of hidden messages that relatable to the real world. Although there are so many people discussed this novel, it is still worthy. The researcher suggests the future 35 researcher to discuss how the author‟s personality affects the characters in the novel.

2. For Education

This study is about literature, especially novel. Literature is one of the majors in English Language Education Study Program ELESP. It is very important to implement literature into English learning. Literature can help students to express their skill in English. For example, one of the branches of literature is poetry. Students can express their imagination through poems in English. Also for the teachers, they can help the students to be more creative in learning through literature. Literature takes an important role in learning English language. There are many forms of literature, it can be the story in novels, poems, and also plays. Through literary works, the teacher can teach the student about moral value in the novel. The Little Prince is an interesting novel to be read. It is also a good reading for students because the diction and the story‟s plot is relatively easy to be understood. The Little Prince also teaches the readers to see things or problems that happened in many different perspectives. It teaches the readers to see beyond the surface. Furthermore, this novel also a very good example for them who are dreaming to become a writer. The Little Prince can become a guide for a newbie writer to make a good writing. They can take the way how the author of the novel 36 develops a character into something that is powerful into the storyline as an example to start writing. It is very important for students to find things as their tools to practice their knowledge in English because knowledge is nothing if you cannot put it into practice. Lastly, the researcher also suggests to all teachers in Indonesia to be creative using the novel as a material for teaching. It is not always about finding the moral value and relates it to real life. The novel also can be used for something that is more practical like making a good piece of writing. It has been mentioned before in the previous chapter that this novel is a good example for them who are interested to become a writer. Here, te achers‟ role is to encourage and support them so one day they can become a great writer.