The Little Prince
Written and illustrated by
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Presenter: Fanny Yang
About the Author
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
About this Book
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.
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.
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.
Analysis of Plot
Reference:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/l
ittleprince/facts.html
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.
Major Theme
The major theme is the importance of looking
beneath the surface to find a real truth and a meaning
of a thing.