The little prince

The Little Prince Written and illustrated by

Antoine de Saint-ExupĂŠry

Presenter: Fanny Yang

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry • Born in Lyon, France on June 29, 1900 • Fond of writing and Flying

• Became a Pilot in 1926 • Wrote “The Little Prince” in New York City in 1940 • Died during one flying mission on July 31, 1944

1900 ~ 1944

The three most popular books in the 20th century — the Holy Bible, Muslim Koran, and The Little Prince

This book is dedicated to Leon Werth, the best friend of the author.

I had an accident with my plane in the Desert of Sahara.

And I saw a most extraordinary small person.

“I am responsible for my rose,� the little prince repeated.

“Approach, so that I may see you better,� said the king, who felt consumingly proud of being at last a king over somebody.

“Ah!Ah! I am about to receive a visit from an admirer,�

“Why are you drinking?” “So that I may forget.”

“Forget what?” “Forget that I am ashamed.”

“And what do you do with these stars?” “Nothing. I own them.”

“But why have you just lighted it again?” “Those are the orders.”

“The planet Earth,” replied the geographer.

“It has a good reputation.”

“Whomever I touch, I send back to the earth from whence he came,� the snake spoke again.

“I thought that I was rich, with a flower that was unique in all the world; and all I had was a common rose.�

“To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other.�

Then I am happy. And there is sweetness in the laughter of all the stars.

Analysis of Major Characters

Reference: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/l ittleprince/canalysis.html

The Little Prince • A pure and innocent traveler • Contracts with different adult characters • Search for answers is more important the the answers themselves.

The Narrator • An adult, but used to be an imaginary child • A human being grows and develops over time.

The Rose • A crucial character • A symbol of universal love • Love comes from investing in other people

The Fox • A friend and a instructor • His encounter with the little prince displays an ideal friendship

The Snake • Master life’s mysteries • Poisonous bite indicate the unavoidable phenomenon of death.

The major theme is the importance of looking beneath the surface to find a real truth and a meaning of a thing.