Basic Elements:Characters: Prince, Fox, The boy, the king, the Conceited man, Drunkard, Businessman, Lamplighter, Geographer.Setting: Different planets, EarthPlot: The little prince's rose is an ordinary one.Perspective: First PersonGenre: Children's literature, Fable, Novella, Speculative fiction
The Little Prince written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a great tale. The story begins with a pilot who gets stranded in the Sahara Desert who meets a mysterious child, the Little Prince. The prince shares his adventures, showing his home planet, where he tends to a rose he loved. Throughout his journey, he finds various strange people on different small planets. The people are super strange, such as a king, a conceited man, a drunkard, a businessman, and a fox—on earth. The fox teaches the prince about relationships and the importance of taming. The prince learns what actually matters after you tame something and what does not.
"Imagination is the eye of the soul." This quote highlights the differences between the imagination of children and adults. For kids, imagination has no limits. Their minds are like mini playgrounds with kids riding on dragons. They create stories and games without having much logic or reality, allowing their creativity to be good. In the story, the boy draws a snake eating an elephant, which is not actually possible but is creative. The adults think it was a hat because they know that a snake eating an elephant is not possible. The little prince, a kid too, recognizes the picture right away. Oppositely, adults often treat imagination with a more logical limit. They know the facts, they know what exists and what not allowing them to think stuff like “Dragon” is not a real creature. Their decisions are always responsible, allowing them to get used to being logical. Kids and adults have their own way of imagining one with a monster plant and one with plants that need to grow for a few weeks.
Adults, often seen being in charge and have full responsibility and know a lot and always seem that they might not ever make mistakes, but they are far from perfect. They have to face multiple challenges, they have their own worlds and they think that they are something but they don’t actually is. In the story the king thinks he rules everything, but he doesn’t actually have anyone to rule since he is the only person on the planet, the conceited man thinks that everyone admires him but that is not true. He never listens to praises and treats any other man as an admirer and you don’t actually have to admire one if you don’t really want to. Other than that, they can also make some idiotic mistakes. Even though adults seem to be the best, that does not mean they are perfect.
Responsibility is a forgettable part of ownership, whether it means something we don’t want but tamed or owned have our responsibility and everything that happens to the thing have their own consequences that all relate back to us. For example, when we adopt a pet, we are not only getting a cute little friend but also accepting the responsibility to care for it. In the story, the prince spent his time on his rose, at first he thinks the rose was legendary but it turns out to be a comment but the little prince liked the rose’s beauty and that is what makes the rose special. When we own something or tame an animal, we enter into a commitment that goes beyond mere possession. “It is the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.” You spend time on something, you will like it and that is what is special about your thing even if your thing is something old that doesn't even work.
This is a great story that talks about a pilot stranded in the Sahara Desert who meets a mysterious child, the Little Prince. The prince shares his adventures where there are odd people and then shows him a drawing about snakes. This is not just a great tale but it also has some great themes. First, kids have no logic so their imagination is better than adults. Second, adults are smart and know more than a kid but they still make mistakes. Last but not least, responsibility is always there as long as there is something we own that we have.
Comments