If they were to have any grasp of objective reality and set their delusions aside, they would be forced to realize that they are each largely insignificant.Įven though both the King and the Frog live in delusional, subjective realities, the people around them play along with their delusions or at least do not contradict them-as opposed to the Rocket, who is alone in his conviction-demonstrating how an entire group can be led to reinforce a delusion borne out of a single individual’s arrogance. For the King, the Rocket, and the Frog, these delusions are necessary to maintain their own sense of self-importance. The Rocket also operates on the assumption that everyone greatly admires him, when in fact, no one does. Both the Rocket and the Frog are of the (mutually exclusive) opinion that everyone ought to listen to them, as they are the only ones with anything of importance to say, which causes conflict when they meet since neither of them has any interest in listening to the other. The King believes himself to be a great musician, though his Courtiers know otherwise. The delusions held by the King, the Rocket, and the Frog cannot be objectively true. Everything that the Rocket considers valuable about himself is based on his own testimony and is ultimately a farce. The Rocket puts great emphasis on his genealogy, though nobody seems to care, and considers himself an intimate friend of the Prince despite the fact that he has never met him. The Frog believes also in his own great musical prowess and that he need not listen to anyone else speak, since anyone who is of good society already would agree with him. The Rocket believes that every event, including the marriage of the Prince and Princess, is dedicated to honoring himself and his own obvious grandeur.

The King wrongly believes himself to be a talented flute player-though his Courtiers know otherwise and simply refuse to tell him so-and a wise counsel, constantly answering questions that were asked of other people in the assumption that anyone would like to be graced by his intellect.

The King, the Rocket, and the Frog each consider themselves to be the most interesting and compelling people in the world. These arrogant delusions prevent the Rocket, the King, and the Frog from seeing reality the way that it truly is. The other chief characters in the story- the King and the Frog-are similarly obsessed with their own sense of self-importance, which causes each of them to live in a delusional subjective reality. Though he fails to perform as a firework should, the Rocket entertains a series of delusions that allow him to maintain his belief in his own grandeur. The eponymous Rocket, who has been set up to honor a royal wedding, believes himself to be the most important and admirable individual who has ever lived. In “The Remarkable Rocket,” Wilde warns against the effects of a wildly inflated ego.

The remarkable rocket