Written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Little Prince

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

Plot Summary The texts are selected from the book.

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.

Major Characters

The Little Prince A pure and innocent traveler Search for answers is more important than 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.

Plot

Chapter 1 Drawing Number 1 Drawing Number 2 Perception of an item varies from person to person Why did the pilot give up the idea of becoming a painter? Grown-ups are tiresome to children Enlightened adults

Chapter 2 Sahara Desert Little Prince

Chapter 3-4 Where is the Little Prince from? Turkish astronomer Asteroid B-612 Questions grown-ups ask Author has grown up

Chapter 5-7 Baobab trees Sunsets “If a sheep eats bushes, does it eat flowers, too?” Flower’s thorns

Chapter 8-9 The rose The Little Prince leaves 3 volcanoes

Chapter 10-15 Asteroid 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330 King, Vain Man, Drunkard, Businessman, Lamplighter, Geographer 7th planet - Earth

Chapter 16-20 The snake The flower with three petals The echo ‘more powerful than a King’s finger’ ‘I can help you, someday’ The flower with three petals The echo The rose garden

Chapter 21-23 The fox – “One sees clearly with only the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes” The Railway switchman The salesclerk

Chapter 24-27 The pilot’s 8th day in the Sahara Water well The snake’s promise A year’s time 6 years later No leather strap on the muzzle

A Flashback Plot Conflict The conflict between the childlike perspectives of the prince and the beliefs of the adult world Climax The fox teaches the little prince his secret, and the little prince realizes the value of his rose.

Theme

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