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.