The novel is written in the first person. In the Sahara Desert, the narrator meets the little prince who comes from a planet which is away from the earth. The narrator knows something about the prince and his planet from their conversations. There’s a rose on his planet and he spends much time looking after it. He likes watching sunseting. He leaves to see what the rest of the universe like, and visits six other asteroids. Then he visits the earth.,and here He meets a fox, a railway switch and a merchant. At last he is sent back by a snake. That’s my prediction. The ending is mysterious.
After I had read this novel, I was immersed into thought. There isn’t a complicated plot but some short paragraphs. I could find several viewpoints of the author from this novel.
About Adults and Children
The little prince couldn’t understand adults. The adults are described as people who are lack of imagination. The shortcomings of adults are reflected by five adults living on five asteroids: The King, the conceited man, the Drunkard, the businessman and the Geographer. They enjoy everything they own, but actually they have nothing! For instance, the king likes to order others to do what they would do. The author enlarges adults’ shortcomings and makes them ridiculous. This sets people thinking: which one of them I am?
In the author’s eye, only children are ones who really know the purpose of living. As the switchman says, the adults are on the train never satisfied with where they are and don’t know that they are after. Only children are “flattening their noses against the windowpanes.” The original curiosity lets them enjoy the scenery with heart. One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. So the children are lucky.
About Rose and Fox
As a fairy tale, there’s some elements of love in the novel. The little prince falls in love with the rose. The vain rose asks for a screen and a glass globe. The little prince follows her demands. Also the rose devotes her fragrance and radiance to the planet.
When reaching the earth, he finds a garden with 5,000 roses. He feels upset for he is not a great prince at all and his rose is not unique.
Then, he meets a fox. The fox tells him that his rose is unique because she is the only one he loves. Also, the fox asks him to tame him. Apparently, the fox loves the prince. I love the sentence: “The grain, which is also golden, will bring me back the thought of you.”
If you love someone, he or she will be unique in your world. Nothing can replace it. Besides, I’m deeply moved by the fox. He knows he can’t be together with the prince who is from another planet. But he wants a memory with him. The fox cries the moment the prince has to leave. Tame means responsibility. If I had a chance to choose, I would want to be the fox, watching the dark sky decorated with stars and recollect the happy time we spent together. That’s all I want.
Sometimes I think everyone has his own planet, like the little prince. On that planet lives what he loves and cares about. Whether your life is happy or not, depends on what you care about. If you care too much about gains, there will be no flowers on your planet.
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