The Happy Prince and Other Tales Lesson Plan

In "The Happy Prince," how does Wilde highlight the difference between those who value practicality and those who value the arts and dreaming?

Several times throughout this story, Wilde highlights the differences between these two types of people: the Town Councillors value practicality, noting that the Happy Prince is not very useful; a little boy who is “crying for the moon” has a mother described as “sensible”; the sensible Mathematical Master does “not approve of children dreaming”; even the Swallow, in love with a Reed, is mocked by his fellow Swallows for being ridiculous.

In both "The Happy Prince" and "The Selfish Giant," how does Wilde describe children compared...