reality check

        The Narrator/Artist had a pretty big reality check by the end of this story. At the beginning he believed that he was this high class artist. When the Monarchs showed up he thought that they where there to get a portrait done, which is a big deal to the artist. He soon realize that they just wanted to get the "cartoon" style sketch done. While he is doing these sketches he notices that they look either disfigured or just the same as his other drawings. This puts him into the perspective that he is not at good as he thinks he is, and that he lacks the imagination to do better things.