The Little Prince Book Review Chapter 1 1. The pilot is the narrator of The Little Prince. 2. A boa constrictor swallowing and digesting an elephant is the subject of the drawing in Chapter 1. 3. Everytime he shows his drawings to adults, they always says that it was a hat. 4. The child asked the adults if the drawing frightened them. 5. The child did two drawings. The first one is showing the outside of the boa constrictor, and the second drawing is showing the inside of the boa constrictor, the elephant was visible. 6. The child got tired for always explaining things to adult that it made him change his profession to being a pilot. 7. When the pilot was six years old, he mentions that he saw a magnificent picture in a book, and its called True Stories From Nature. 8. The pilot would always show his drawing of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant to adult. And as always, they would say that it was a hat. 9. The narrator thinks that adult lacks imagination and that they never understand anything by themselves. 10. The narrator says they should study geography, as it helps and important in navigating the world 11. The narrator of the book is six years old when he gaved up painting. 12. The pilot drew a boa constrictor eating an elephant. Chapter 2 1. The plane crash happened in the Desert of Sahara. 2. The morning after the plane crashed, the narrator wakes up and sees the most extraordinary small person, standing there examing the pilot with great seriousness. 3. The pilot was asked by the little prince to draw a sheep. 4. The first picture that the pilot draw for the little prince was a boa constrictor. 5. After few drawings, the pilot draw a box with air holes, explaining that the sheep was inside of the box, the little prince was finally satisfied with the picture. 6. The pilot was the only one on the plane when it crashed. 7. After the plane crashed, the pilot set himself to attempt to repair the engine all alone. 8. The little prince is the one who said "Where i live, everything is very small" 9. The pilot becomes cross with the little prince because he keep asking him to draw a sheep without saying the reason. 10. The pilot and the little prince was stuck in Dessert of Sahara, which means far from civilization. The distance wasn't clearly state. 11. The difference of the two drawings, is that the drawing of a sheep doesn't have a horns, while the drawing of a ram have a horns. 12. It was morning when the pilot and the little prince met. The pilot stated that he was amazed at the sunrise, then suddenly the little prince appeared. Chapter 3 1. The little prince asked "What is that object?", when he first saw the pilot's airplane. 2. The little prince said that where he live, everything is so small. Indicating that he might be from somewhere other than Earth. 3. The pilot gave the drawing of the box for the sheep, which the little prince treasures and keep in his pocket. 4. The pilot was the only one that was on the plane when it crashes. 5. Sahara Dessert is the setting when the pilotand little prince meet. 6. Every time the pilot asked the little prince something, he always answer mysteriously and indirect, thats why it was so hard to learn where the little prince came from. 7. The little prince laugh at the idea of plane falling from the sky because the pilot is the one who said that airplane flies. 8. The little prince stated that where he lives everything is so small that nobody can go very far. 9. The little prince likes the idea that the pilot drawn a box where the sheep is inside of it. 10. The pilot didn't draw an illustration of his plane, as it was too complicated for him. 11. The little prince laugh at the idea of the pilot dropping from the sky. This annoyed the pilot as the topic is serious and he likes his misfortune to be taken seriously. 12. The pilot is proud at his ability to be able to fly a plane. Chapter 4 1. The little prince planet is very small that its hardly any larger than a house. 2. Asteroid B-612 is the given name of the astronomer for the little prince planet. 3. The planet is discovered by a Turkish astronomer. 4. People didn't believe the discoverer when they presented the little prince planet because they was in Turkish costume. In order to be taken seriously, he changed into European costume. 5. Grownups are mostly interested in measurable facts such as numbers according to pilot. They never understand the beauty and meanings of things. 6. The pilot started to draw again after he becomes friends with the little prince. Which he given up when he was six. Chapter 5 1. A Baobab is a tree that can grow very big as a castle. 2. Bringing the sheep to eat the root of Baobab is the little prince plan to safeguard his planet from it. 3. The pilot was very proud of his drawing of Baobab overtaking a planet, it's cause its the only one that looks magnificent and impressive. 4. To keep the planet safe, the little prince weed his planet every morning, to keep the Baobab from taking the root. 5. The good plants that are mentioned by the little prince is radish and rose. 6. The Baobab seed is the soil that the little prince planet infested with. As it something you will never be able to get rid off if you attend to it too late. Chapter 6 1. The little prince loves to watch sunsets. 2. On the little prince’s planet, the sun can set as many as 44 times in one day. 3. The little prince moves his chair to different positions on his small planet to see the maximum number of sunsets. 4. The little prince believes he can watch a sunset anytime because on his tiny planet, he can simply move a short distance to align with the horizon. 5. The little prince feels lonely and melancholic much of the time. 6. According to the author, when the sun is setting over France, it is noon in the United States. Chapter 7 1. In the desert, the pilot’s primary worry is fixing his airplane so that he can escape the desert and survive. 2. The pilot is working on repairing his plane’s engine, hoping it will allow him to leave the desert. 3. The little prince becomes enraged at the pilot because the pilot does not immediately take his concerns about his flower seriously. 4. The little prince calls the red-faced gentleman the “businessman.” 5. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry refers to the moments of intense emotional pain as "The Land of Tears." 6. The secret of the little prince’s life is his love for his unique flower. Chapter 8 1. The prince’s beautiful flower first blooms at sunrise. 2. The prince waters the flower, protects her with a glass globe, and provides her shelter from the wind. 3. The prince’s unique flower has four thorns. 4. The flower has a personality that is vain, proud, and demanding but also tender and caring. 5. The prince’s flower has a horror of drafts. 6. The ordinary flowers on the prince’s planet typically have one or two petals. Chapter 9 1. On his planet, the little prince heats his breakfast on volcanoes. 2. When he begins having problems with his flower, the prince decides to leave his planet to explore the universe. 3. When the flower realizes the little prince is leaving, she asks for his forgiveness. 4. The flower says she doesn’t need the protection of the glass globe anymore because she is strong and has decided to be independent. 5. The flower is not afraid of large animals because she has her four sharp thorns to protect her. 6. When the little prince leaves his planet, he does not plan to return. Chapter 10 1. The little prince visits six asteroid planets in total. 2. The king of the first asteroid planet calls the prince his subject. 3. On the first asteroid planet, the prince cannot sit down because the king’s robe covers the entire planet. 4. The king of the first asteroid planet believes he rules over everything in the universe. 5. The little prince asks the king to order a sunset for him. 6. When the little prince decides to leave, the king tries to persuade him to stay by offering to make him a minister. u Chapter 11 1. The conceited man wants everyone he encountered to admire him. 2. He wants to admired as the most handsome, best-dressed, richest, and most intelligent person on his planet. 3. The conceited man asks the little prince to clap his hands to show admiration. 4. The little prince is willing to applaud the conceited man for a brief moment before becoming bored. 5. The conceited man uses his hat to tip in response to applause. 6. Only one person lives on the conceited man’s planet: himself. Chapter 12 1. The tippler is drinking alcohol. 2. The tippler is surrounded by empty and full bottles. 3. The tippler is ashamed of his drinking. 4. Another word the translator might have used instead of “tippler” is “drunkard.” 5. The visit to the planet of the tippler plunged the little prince into great sadness and confusion. Chapter 13 1. The businessman is counting stars when the prince first comes across him. 2. The little prince points out to the businessman that he does nothing useful with the stars he claims to own. 3. The businessman thinks he owns the stars. 4. The little prince is not impressed because the businessman does not do anything meaningful with the stars, like caring for them. 5. The little prince tells the businessman he owns a flower and three volcanoes, which he takes care of. 6. In the 54 years the businessman has lived on his planet, he has been disturbed only three times. Chapter 14 1. The fifth planet, the lamplighter’s planet, is the smallest of all the planets. 2. The lamplighter’s planet has only a street lamp and a lamplighter. 3. The lamplighter says a day on his planet lasts just one minute. 4. On the lamplighter’s planet, it takes three strides to circle the planet. 5. Of all the people the little prince meets, he thinks he could be friends with the lamplighter because he cares about something other than himself. 6. The lamplighter loves to rest, but he is never able to because his job requires constant work. Chapter 15 1. The geographer is best described as a scholar who records maps but does not explore. 2. The little prince finds it odd that the geographer never leaves his desk to explore the places he records. 3. The geographer thinks someone who drinks too much is unreliable because their observations may be inaccurate. 4. The geographer refuses to record the little prince’s flower because it is ephemeral and not permanent. 5. The geographer defines ephemeral as something that is temporary and likely to disappear soon. 6. The geographer advises the little prince to visit Earth next. Chapter 16 1. The narrator says approximately two billion people live on Earth. 2. The army of lamplighters on Earth is compared to a grand ballet or choreographed performance. 3. The narrator says there are more conceited men on Earth than geographers. 4. According to the pilot, there are 111 kings on Earth. 5. The two lamplighters who could rest for most of the year live near the poles because their days and nights each last six months. 6. The word used to describe the great pageant of the lamplighters around the world is “magnificent.” Chapter 17 1. All humanity would fit into a small Pacific island if crowded together. 2. He doesn’t see people because he lands in the desert. 3. The first creature he meets is a snake. 4. He feels lonely and isolated. 5. The snake says he is more powerful than a king’s finger. 6. The snake offers to help the little prince return to his planet by biting him. Chapter 18 1. After meeting the snake, the little prince wanders through the desert looking for people. 2. The flower he meets in the desert is a simple, fragile, and single-blossomed plant. 3. The flower in the desert knows only of a few men, saying they pass by occasionally and are carried away by the wind. 4. The flower thinks there are only six or seven men on Earth. 5. The flower believes men are hard to find because they lack roots and wander aimlessly. 6. The little prince meets only one flower in the desert. Chapter 19 1. When he emerges from the desert, the little prince climbs a high mountain. 2. On his own planet, the little prince uses the extinct volcano as a footstool for warming his feet. 3. From the high peak, the little prince speaks with his own echo. 4. The little prince hopes to see people or signs of life from the high peak. 5. From his perch, the little prince finds the world to be dry, sharp, and harsh. 6. On the little prince’s planet, his flower would always speak first. Chapter 20 1. The road leads the little prince to a human village. 2. The little prince is saddened by the rose garden because it reveals that his flower is not unique, as she had claimed. 3. There are 5,000 roses in the garden. 4. The little prince realizes he is not as rich or important as he thought because he owns only a single flower among thousands like it. 5. The flowers in the rose garden remind him of his own rose, who he left behind. 6. When the little prince realizes the truth about his life and the things he loves, he lies down in the grass and cries. Chapter 21 1. The little prince finds the fox in a wheat field. 2. The fox says he cannot play with the little prince because he is not tamed. 3. The little prince tells the fox he is looking for friends. 4. The fox defines "tame" as creating ties, which makes two beings special to one another. 5. The fox is interested in the little prince’s planet because it lacks hunters and has chickens. 6. The fox wants to be tamed because he desires to form a meaningful connection and feel unique. Chapter 22 1. The job of the railway switchman is to direct trains, sending them on different tracks. 2. The railway switchman thinks children are the only ones who know what they are looking for. 3. According to the switchman, adults in the trains are pursuing meaningless goals, rushing without knowing where they are going. 4. When the little prince watches the trains, he remembers the fox saying, "What is essential is invisible to the eye." 5. The children on the trains waste their time over their dolls, cherishing them and finding them important. 6. The author uses light imagery by describing the trains as glowing or flashing through the dark, symbolizing the fleeting and scattered pursuits of adults. Chapter 23 1. One thirst-quenching pill would be enough to make a person feel full of liquid for a week. 2. The pill merchant claims the pills save people time by eliminating the need to drink. 3. A person can save 53 minutes per week by taking the thirst-quenching pills. 4. The pill merchant represents modern efficiency and the pursuit of convenience at the expense of meaningful experiences. 5. The thirst-quenching pill represents the misguided prioritization of time-saving over life's true nourishment and spirituality. 6. The little prince is not interested in buying the pills because he values taking the time to drink water and enjoy life. Chapter 24 1. The pilot and the little prince have been together for eight days when the pilot drinks the last of his water. 2. Both the pilot and the little prince are dying of thirst in the desert. 3. The little prince decides they should look for a well to quench their thirst. 4. As they walk in the dark, they find the desert beautiful and mysterious under the moonlight. 5. The little prince believes the desert hides a secret: a well that gives it meaning and beauty. 6. The pilot is moved by the little prince’s innocence and his deep faith in finding the well, even in dire circumstances. Chapter 25 1. The pilot finds the well at daybreak. 2. The pilot thinks he is dreaming because the well appears to be like a village well, complete with a pulley and bucket, which seems out of place in the desert. 3. The well in the desert makes a singing sound as the pulley and rope are used. 4. The pilot hoists the bucket up from the bottom of the well. 5. The little prince drinks from the well first. 6. The final drawing the little prince requests from the pilot is a muzzle for his sheep. Chapter 26 1. Near the well, there is a ruined stone wall. 2. The snake must bite the little prince on his ankle. 3. The little prince asks if the snake’s poison is quick and if it will cause much suffering. 4. When the pilot sees the snake, he pulls out his revolver to try to kill it, but the snake escapes quickly. 5. The muffler around the little prince’s neck is golden or yellow. 6. The little prince knows that the pilot has successfully repaired his engine and will be able to leave the desert. Chapter 27 1. The pilot tells his story after six years have gone by. 2. The pilot regrets that he forgot to draw a strap for the sheep’s muzzle, which means the sheep might eat the little prince’s flower. 3. Yes, the pilot often wonder about the little prince, the flower, and the sheep. 4. Theres a lot of moral lessons on The Little Prince, like love, friendship, and imagination. But for me, the lesson the i learned is we need to understand others, even if their views are different than us. 5. Yes, the pilot finds his way out of the desert after fixing his engine. 6. If one is ever in the African desert and sees a little man with golden hair, one should be helpful, understanding, and be kind to the little prince as one might not know what is or who is the little prince.