Book of The Little Prince: Settings

Book
report
of
The little
prince
SETTINGS
The book is not set in a particular period or in one specific place. In the first
chapter the narrator writes about his childhood experiences with drawings
and about his low opinion of adults. In the second chapter the narrator starts
narrating a particular series of incidents. He writes of the time when his

plane crashed in the desert of Sahara six years ago. Most of the narrative
after the second chapter is set in the desert. The other places that function
as settings include the asteroid where the Little Prince has his home and the
planets that the Little Prince visits, including asteroids 325, 326, 327, 328,
329, and 330. The last planet that he visits is the Earth, where he meets the
narrator in the Sahara Desert. The story is really about the narrators
friendship with the Little Prince and about the Princes own quest, which
takes him to seven planets apart from his own.
CHARACTER LIST
Major Characters
The narrator
The narrator is really the author, Antoine de Saint-Exupry. The reader hears
his voice throughout the book as he relates the story of the Little Prince and
of his own friendship with him. The narrator says plainly that he is a
romantic who does not like adults, whom he finds too practical; instead, he
prefers children, whom he finds natural and delightful. The narrator writes
this story of his encounter with the Little Prince in order to deal with the
sorrow of losing his precious friend.
The Little Prince
The novel is named after the Little Prince, who is a mystical and loveable
person. He is the sole inhabitant of a small planet, which the narrator refers
to as B-612. The Prince leaves his planet to visit other places and finally
lands on Earth. In the Sahara Desert, he meets the narrator and befriends
him. The narrator tells of his encounter with the Prince and also relates the
adventures of the Prince on the other asteroids that the latter has visited .
The fox
The Little Prince meets the fox in the desert. The fox is a wise creature,
which teaches the Prince about the essence of life. After they become
friends, the fox asks the Little Prince to tame him, which is what the latter
does.
Minor Characters
The Turkish Astronomer
The narrator mentions the Turkish astronomer in the fourth chapter. The
narrator believes that the planet from which the Little Prince has come is the
asteroid known as B-612. A Turkish astronomer first sees this asteroid

through the telescope in 1909.
The Little Princes flower
On the Little Princes planet, the flowers are usually very simple; but one
day, from a seed blown from afar, a new flower comes up that is very
beautiful, but also very vain. The Prince begins to doubt the flowers
credibility and finally leaves his planet to escape the company of the flower.
The King
The king is the sole inhabitant of asteroid 325, which the Little Prince visits
after leaving his own planet. The king insists upon his authority being
respected and does not tolerate disobedience; however, since he is a very
good man, he makes his orders reasonable. Just before the Prince leaves the
kings planet, the latter makes the former an ambassador.
The Conceited Man
He is the inhabitant of asteroid 326. Totally conceited, he insists that
everyone else admire him. He does not listen to anything but praise and
expects the Little Prince to praise and admire him.
The Tippler
The tippler lives on asteroid 327. When the Prince asks him what he is doing,
the tippler replies that he is drinking to forget that he is ashamed of
drinking.
The Businessman
The businessman sits and counts stars on asteroid 328. He thinks that he
owns the stars, making him rich. The Little Prince explains to the
businessman that he is of no use at all to the stars that he owns.
The Lamplighter
The lamplighter lives on asteroid 329 and does the job of lighting and then
putting out the lamplight. The lamplighter thinks that his is a terrible
profession, because once every minute he has to light the lamp, for his
planet makes a complete turn every sixty seconds. The Prince feels that the
lamplighter is the only one who could have been his friend.
The Geographer
The geographer lives on a planet that is ten times larger than the
lamplighters planet. He explains that he is a scholar who knows the location
of all the seas, rivers, towns, mountains, and deserts. He is the one who
advises the Prince to visit the planet Earth, as it has a good reputation.
The Snake
The first living thing that the Prince encounters on the planet Earth is a
snake. The snake tells him that it gets a little lonely among men. The Prince
thinks that the snake is very weak, but the snake tells him that he can kill a
person. The snake also says that he can solve all kinds of riddles.
The Desert Flower
The Prince meets a flower in the desert. It tells him that there are only six or
seven men in existence and that one never knows where to find them.
According to the flower, the wind blows the men away.
Garden of Roses
The Prince meets a garden of roses on the planet Earth. He is overcome with
sadness on seeing them because there are five thousand of them in a single
garden. His flower has told him that it was the only one of its kind in the
universe. He cries when he realizes that his flower has lied to him.
Railway Switchman
The Prince meets the railway switchman on Earth. The switchman tells the
Prince that he sorts out travelers and sends off the trains that carry them.
The switchman also says that no one is ever satisfied with his position.
During his conversation with the switchman, the Prince tells him that only
the children know what they are looking for.
Merchant
The Prince asks the merchant why he sells pills that quench thirst. The
merchant answers that he sells them because they save a lot of time. The
Prince feels that he would rather use that time to walk at leisure toward a
spring of fresh water.

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