THE LITTLE PRINCE Sumaway,Zausa,Torno,Suaybaguio IV-8

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. 1. written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint Exupéry

. 2. Submitted by: Suaybaguio, Ma. Renelyn Sumaway, Sherlyn Torno, Francisco
Zausa, Princess IV-8 BEEd Submitted to: Dr. Heidi B. Macahilig
. 3. Who wrote THE LITTLE PRINCE?
. 4. Antoine de Saint Exupéry wrote THE LITTLE PRINCE in 1943 He was born on
June 29, 1900 at Lyon, France
. 5. When he failed an entrance exam for the Naval Academy, he had interest in
aviation. He joined the French Army Air Force in 1921 where he first learned to fly
a plane.
. 6. He left military in order to begin flying air mail between remote settlements in
the Sahara Desert.
. 7. For Saint-Exupery, it was a grand adventure. With his open cockpit biplane, he
had to fight the swirling sandstorms. Soaring across the Sahara inspired him to
spend his nights writing about his love for flying.
. 8. When World War II broke out, he rejoined the French Air Force. After Nazi
troops overtook France in 1940, he fled to the US. He had hoped to join US war
effort as a fighter pilot, but was dismissed because of his age.
. 9. To console himself, he drew upon his experiences over the Saharan desert to
write and illustrate THE LITTLE PRINCE.
. 10. He finally got his wish and returned to North Africa to fly a warplane for his
country. On July 31, 1944, he took off on a mission. Sadly, he was never heard
from again.
. 11. The Little Prince SUMMARY
. 12. The narrator, which is a pilot had a hard time connecting with grown-ups.
They don't understand and has no interest in his drawing and imagination. He
thinks that he will never have a person of true understanding until he met the little
prince. The Little Prince SUMMARY They had their encounter in the desert of
Sahara because of the pilot's plane accident. The two immediately clicked with
each other and became good friends over a short period of time. He discovered
that the little prince came from a very small planet called asteroid B-612.
. 13. On it, there are three tiny volcanoes and a flower whom he loves. This flower
is very vain but tells lies and that makes the little prince unhappy. Then he leaves
his planet because he cannot trust her anymore. The little prince tells the pilot
about his visit to other tiny asteroids which are inhabited by all sorts of strange
characters. The little prince first encounters a king who claims to rule over
everything, including the stars. But he has no subjects on his own planet to rule.
Then little prince got bored and leaves. The Little Prince SUMMARY
. 14. The second person the little prince meets is a conceited man who enjoys
applause and admiration. The third is a tippler who says that he drinks to forget
that he is ashamed of drinking. The fourth grown-up is a businessman who is
busy counting the stars so that he may own them. At this point, the little prince
finds all the grown-ups very strange, and he continues onto the planet of the
lamplighter, who lights a lamp on his planet when night falls and puts it out again
when the sun rises. The little prince finds the lamplighter to be the least ridiculous
of all the grownups because he thinks of something other than himself. The Little
Prince SUMMARY
. 15. The little prince then comes across a geographer who tells the little prince
that his rose is "ephemeral," or in other words, "in danger of speedy
disappearance." This alarms the little prince and makes him regret leaving his
rose. Nevertheless, he continues on his journey to the planet Earth. Finally, he
 meets a wise fox who teaches him about trust, love and friendship. The fox’s
lessons help the prince realize that he loves his flower, and that she is unique
and special because of the relationship they share. The Little Prince SUMMARY
. 16. The pilot has no more supply of water so they walked throughout the dessert
to find a well. Fortunately they found one and the pilot’s engine is successfully
fixed. The little prince wants to go back to his planet so he is bitten by a snake
then disappears from Earth. After six years of the prince’s disappearance, the
pilot still thinks of him. He wants to know where the little prince is and what is
happening to him. The pilot also wants the readers to wonder about the little
prince and inform him if ever the little prince has come back. The Little Prince
SUMMARY
. 17. Elements of the Story The Little Prince
. 18. Plot Exposition The narrator, which is a pilot, thinks that grown-ups are not
people with true understanding. They don’t understand his drawings when he
was a child and only wants to talk about practical stuffs like politics and golf. That
is why in his whole life, he had a hard time connecting with grown-ups.
. 19. Plot Rising Action The pilot had an accident with his plane in the Dessert of
Sahara. Then he met the little prince who asks him to draw few things. And the
pilot is delighted that finally he met someone with true understanding. The little
prince described his adventures and travels. The he tells the reason why he left
his planet. It is because of the flower that he loves but caused him pain.
. 20. Plot Climax The little prince tells the pilot about his encounter with a wise fox.
The fox taught him about friendship, love and trust. As a result of the fox’s
lessons, the little prince realized that he truly loves his flower and that she is
unique and special because of the relationship they share with each other.
. 21. Plot Falling Action The pilot has no more supply of water so they walked
throughout the dessert to find a well. Fortunately they found one and the pilot’s
engine is successfully fixed. The little prince wants to go back to his planet so he
is bitten by a snake then disappears from Earth.
. 22. Plot Denouement After six years of the prince’s disappearance, the pilot still
thinks of him. He wants to know where the little prince is and what is happening
to him. The pilot also wants the readers to wonder about the little prince and
inform him if ever the little prince has come back
. 23. Characters
. 24. NARRATOR Antoine de Saint- Exupery o He is a pilot oAn adult with a child-
like heart oHis view in this world is more like a child’s view than adults because
adults do not understand his drawing. oHe got closer to the little prince because
he is childlike, innocent and pure and most important is he can understand the
narrator’s drawing. oHe knew the difference between children and adults
because of the little prince.
. 25. o He learns a lot from the prince like sharing, love and how to see the world
poetically. o He cannot forget his encounter with the little prince even if it’s almost
6 years ago that’s why, he made a story about the little prince. o He finds the
person who can understand him and he is lucky enough to find the little prince
and made him realize everything. o At the end of the story, he asks the readers to
inform him if they ever meet the little prince because of his longing to him.
NARRATOR Antoine de Saint- Exupery
. 26. THE LITTLE PRINCE oHe came from asteroid called B612. oHe left his
planet to forget the rose (flower). oHe travels a number of planets and he learned
a lot of things from different people. oHe symbolizes a child because of his
innocence. oHe is capable of appreciating every little thing. oHe speaks directly
to others, appealing to their heart. oHe became friends with narrator and teaches
him the essence of life. oHe travels a number of planets but never forgets his
rose.
. 27. THE ROSE oShe was the beloved of the little prince. oShe was the one that
caused the little prince to leave their planet. oShe thinks that she was so unique
and the world goes around her. oShe occupies the little prince’s heart and mind
throughout the story/ the journey of the little prince.
. 28. KING o He is the first person that the little prince met. o His robe covered his
entire tiny planet. o He rules over everything. o The king’s power is empty; he is
able to command people to do only what they already would do. o He offered the
little prince a power to be a part of his absolute monarch but the little prince did
not accept it because he only wants to have friends not a power.
. 29. CONCEITED MAN oThe second person that the little prince met on his
journey in the second planet. oHe enjoys applause and admiration. oHe believes
that conceited people never hear anything but praise even if he is the only person
in his planet.
. 30. TIPPLER • The third person that the little prince met. • A very short visit by
this person but the little prince plunged into deep dejection. • He drinks to forget
that he is ashamed of drinking so that the little prince said that grown-ups are
certainly very, very odd.
. 31. BUSINESSMAN oFourth person on the fourth planet that the little prince
visited. oHe is busy counting the stars so that they may own them. oHe believes
that if something has no owner, it is yours. oThe only character the prince actively
chastises. oHe hates distraction and the little prince is his third distraction.
. 32. LAMPLIGHTER oFifth person that the little prince met on the smallest planet
of all. oHe was so faithful about the orders. oHe has a terrible profession because
he has to light up the lamp when evening and light out when morning for his
planet to make a complete turn. oHe symbolizes the death and the birth because
he is the one who is in charge of lighting his planet.
. 33. GEOGRAPHER oLast person that the little prince met before he landed on
earth and it has a ten times larger than the last one. oOld gentleman who wrote
voluminous book. oEven if he wants to read, he didn’t want to learn about his
own planet because he believes that it is the job of explorer. oHe tells that the
rose of the little prince is ephemeral means in danger of speedy disappearance
that’s why the little prince realize how important the rose is. oHe was the one who
suggests to the little prince to visit the planet earth.
. 34. SNAKE oThe first character the prince met on Earth. oLittle prince thinks that
the snake is weak but the snake tells him that he can kill a person. oIt can solve
all kinds of riddles. oIt represents the death in the story because it is the one who
bites the little prince.
. 35. DESERT FLOWER oIt has three petals. oIt watches the caravan to pass by.
oIt tells him that there are only 6 or 7 men in existence and that one never knows
where to find them. oThe little prince and the desert flower has very short
conversation.
. 36. ROSE GARDEN oThey made the little prince realize that his rose was a
common rose only. oThe little prince overcome his sadness because of many
roses in the garden even in the small period of time. oHowever, with the fox’s
advice, the little prince realizes that even so many similar flowers (roses) cannot
stop his own rose from being unique especially in his heart.
. 37. FOX oIt teaches the little prince about trust, love and friendship. oIt made the
little prince realized how much he loves the rose. oIt also teaches the little prince
the essence of life and being a wise creature. oHe tells the little prince that the
nature of life is invisible and can only be experienced through the heart. oLove
creates a responsibility for the little prince be responsible for his rose.
. 38. RAILWAY SWITCHMAN oHe works at train. oHe believes that people keep
on travelling because they are dissatisfied. oHe don’t know what adults are
looking for. oHe agrees to the little prince that the children are the ones who
enjoy and appreciate the train rides.
. 39. MERCHANT oHe sells pills that can replace the need of water. oHe tells that
the people can save up to 53 minutes a day if they don’t stop to drink the pills.
oHe symbolizes the modern world’s misplaced emphasis on saving time and
taking shortcuts.
. 40. Sahara Desert SETTING
. 41. Point of View Because the narrator is the one who is telling his
story/experience. First Person
. 42. The narrator also uses second person point of view as he tells the story of
the little prince. Second Person Point of View
. 43. STYLE In little prince, the writer uses stream of consciousness, a style that
mimics thought, allowing ideas to run into another as random association are
made, so that the reader may follow and participate in the thought process of the
narrator. The writer used a style in his book that one character, which is the
narrator, also tells his life and childhood while telling the adventure of the little
prince.
. 44. TONE The tone of the little prince is often lonely and solemn sounding.
Seems that the narrator is alone he trying to reminiscent his childhood life to
cover his loneliness, and the little prince is full of imagination and quiet curious
about the life of a man, the little prince tried to ventures to understand the world
of man and sooner and later he realized that the life of a man or the life of getting
older is not that much happy compare of a child's life like him.
. 45. Language
. 46. Number seven God introduced the Number Seven as a symbol of the
completion of His initial creative act. But the work that He ended on the Seventh
Day in the First Book was really just the beginning of the Biblical revelation of all
history that He consummated in the Last Book. And it is here that we see the
Divine consistency of the Number Seven as a Biblical symbol; God used it with
exactly the same meaning when He revealed the end of time, described as the
completion of the "mystery of God," in Revelation 10:5. Symbol
. 47. The Stars As a pilot, the narrator attaches importance to stars because he
depends upon them for navigation. After the narrator meets the little prince, he
finds the stars hold new meaning for him because he knows that the prince lives
among them. Symbol Rose A symbol of universal love
. 48. The Stars The stars in The Little Prince also symbolize the far-off mystery of
the heavens, the immensity of the universe, and at the end, the loneliness of the
narrator’s life. The narrator’s final drawing, which accompanies his lament of his
loneliness, is of a single star hovering over the desert landscape in which the
prince fell. In this one image, the presence of the star both highlights the prince’s
absence and suggests his lingering presence. The star is also a reminder of the
large and densely populated universe beyond Earth that the prince recounted
visiting. Symbol
. 49. Symbol The Desert The novel is set in the Sahara Desert, a barren place
ready to be shaped by experience. The desert is also a hostile space that
contains no water and a deadly serpent. In this capacity, the desert symbolizes
the narrator’s mind. Made barren by grown-up ideas, the narrator’s mind slowly
expands under the guidance of the little prince in the same way that the deadly
desert slowly transforms itself into a place of learning and, once the well appears,
refreshment.
. 50. The Trains The trains that appear in Chapter XXII represent the futile efforts
we make to better our lot. The train rides are rushed voyages that never result in
happiness because, as the switchman informs the prince, people are never
happy where they are. Also, the trains rush at each other from opposite
directions, suggesting that the efforts grown-ups make are contradictory and
purposeless. Again, it is children who grasp the truth. They see that the journey is
 more important than the destination and press their faces hungrily against the
windows as they ride, taking in the scenery. Symbol
. 51. Symbol Water The water in the well symbolizes spiritual fear of dying. It is
also a symbol of life. By the story’s end, the drinking of water emerges as a clear
symbol of spiritual fulfillment. The narrator’s concerns about running out of water
after he first crashes into the desert mirror his complaint that he has grown old.
Later, when he and the prince find the mysterious well, the water the narrator
drinks reminds him of Christmas festivities.
. 52. Symbol Water His thoughts of Christmas ceremonies suggest that his spirit,
and not his body, is what truly thirsts. The merchant sells a thirst-quenching pill,
but the little prince reveals that there are no true substitutes for real spiritual food.
The pill may quench one’s desires, but it has little to offer in the way of real
nourishment. The prince declares that he would use the minutes saved by the pill
for getting a cool drink of water, the only real spiritual fulfillment for which one can
hope.
. 53. King The king is depicted a self-centered person who thinks highly of himself.
However, this superiority brings only loneliness to him and causes people, like
the little prince to leave him. He thinks he knows everything and possesses
everything, but in truth, he is very ignorant of the world beyond his miniature
planet. The king represents people in our society who thinks of themselves as
superior beings. They don't listen to other's opinions and disregard the
consequences of their actions. In the end, all they get is disrespect instead of the
respect that they believe they should have. Symbol
. 54. The Flower Flowers blossom from tiny sprouts which grow from tiny seeds
under the earth. Throughout the life of a flower, it changes and grows and
blossoms. The flower in the story grows like this too, except she grows to
becoming more mature and caring. At the beginning she nags the little prince all
the time and orders him to do stuff for her. She seems very conceited, but when
the little prince leaves, she feels very sad and thinks that it is her fault that he little
prince is leaving. Symbol
. 55. The Flower The flower to the prince, is the treasure and the "essential" that
one can only see with the heart. He finally learns to appreciate her because he
has lost her. The flower can be compared to mothers. Mothers nag their children
all the time to perform different duties. However, their intentions are good. They
care deeply for their children and keep a roof over their children's heads. It is
when we lose our moms, that we will realize their importance in our lives. Symbol
. 56. The little prince The little prince represent innocence, ignorance, and purity.
When the prince goes to visit the people on the planets, he cannot understand
them and thinks that they are very bizarre. He wonders why the businessman
counts the stars because he doesn't do anything with the starts except "possess"
them. He also does not understand why his flower is "ephemeral", and that he will
lose her one day because she will die. These truths remain unclear throughout
his journey because he is innocent. Symbol
. 57. The little prince He cannot see the reality of the world around him, nor can he
understand the mind of the adults. When he meets the snake, the snake does not
bite him because he is so pure. The little prince does not know the dangers that a
snake represents and so he talks to it just like he did to the fox. His mind is
unadulterated by evil, money, and greed like the mind of adults are. Furthermore,
he can see what adults don't. For example, he finally understands the importance
of the flower to him because she is unique to him and he is to her. Hence, he
must protect and care for her. Symbol
. 58. The little prince Adults don't understand things like this: they don't know why
a flower would ever be as important as money or fame, nor would they care if a
flower died and the stars cried. The prince brings back childhood memories into
the life of the narrator that he has long forgotten. He teaches the narrator to be
 responsible for those you love and have tamed, and to be yourself even though
no one is listening to you. The little prince also teaches us that the best things in
the world aren't necessarily the most expensive, the rarest, the fanciest, but the
things that we see and can enjoy everyday like friends and family. Symbol
. 59. Symbol The Businessman The business man represents the perfect adult
because his mind is only occupied by numbers. As we grow up, our interests
change because of what society demands of us. We must take responsibility and
earn a living. Hence, we can no longer be a child and play with toys or play on
playground.
. 60. The baobabs These are giant plants that grow on the prince’s planet. They
start off as tiny weeds, but if not uprooted and discarded when they are little, they
firmly take root and can even cause a planet to split apart. The baobabs stand for
unpleasant things in one’s nature – if we don’t spot them and weed them out
early, they will take firm root and distort our personalities. Symbol
. 61. Allegory Biblical allusions can be seen all throughout the book based on its
symbolic meaning. The story of The Little Prince is perceived as an allegory of
Jesus Christ, who is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9: 6). The prince as a Christ
figure, as the child is sin-free and Christ is a man without sin (2 Corinthians 5:21).
The prince acknowledged the drawing that children understand and believe that
only the children know what they’re looking for(p. 49) as Jesus often spoke in
parables in the Bible and used a language that allowed ordinary people could
better understand. “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little
children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3). “Yet to all
who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to
become children of God” (John 1:12).
. 62. Allegory The seventh planet was the Earth. God introduced the Number
Seven as a symbol of the completion of His initial creative act.. “And God blessed
the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested
from all his work of creation” (Genesis 2:3).
. 63. Allegory The snake symbolizes Satan. The snake tempted the little prince in
the desert of Africa just like Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted by the devil… (Matthew 4:1-11).
. 64. Allegory The fox represents wisdom which is personified in the Word of God.
Fox basically provides the lesson of faith in the unseen God. A very simple secret
of the fox: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is
invisible to the eye (p.48). As stated in Hebrews 11:6, And without faith it is
impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that
he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
. 65. Allegory The Pilot represents adult people, were once been children that
have different point of view in life and cannot understand child’s thoughts. Initially,
the pilot resist against the childishness of the Little Prince’s words and wisdom. In
1 Corinthians 2:14 says, “The person without the Spirit does not accept the things
that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot
understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit”.
. 66. Allegory The water which saved the life of the pilot was not like the wells of
the Sahara (p.53). As Jesus declares in John 4:13-14, “Everyone who drinks this
water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never
thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling
up to eternal life.”
. 67. Allegory Little Prince allows himself to be bitten by the snake so he dies. I
shall look as if I were dead; and that will not be true . . ." This can be seen as an
allegory for Jesus gave His life that man could be saved. It tells his disciples
about his impending death and resurrection (1 Corinthians 15). I did not find his
body at daybreak” (p.62). In parallel to Luke 24:3, they did not find the body of the
Lord Jesus.
. 68. Allegory The fox represents wisdom which is personified in the Word of God.
Fox basically provides the lesson of faith in the unseen God. A very simple secret
of the fox: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is
invisible to the eye (p.48). As stated in Hebrews 11:6, And without faith it is
impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that
he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
. 69. Allegory The flower of the little prince with four thorns is a rose. In the Song
of Songs, Chapter Two Verses 1-2, In the first verse, Christ comes in
commending himself, ”I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys”. In the
second verse, He describes his Bride. “As the lily among thorns so is my love
among the daughters”. The four thorns of the flower can be seen as an allegory
of Christianity places a high value on the four canonical gospels, which it
considers to be a revelation from God and central to its belief system. Christianity
traditionally teaches that the four canonical gospels are an accurate and
authoritative representation of the life of Jesus.
. 70. Allegory The Prince said, my star, then, can be found right above the place
where I came to the Earth, a year ago . . .“,similar to Matthew 2:10-11, 10 When
they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the
child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they
opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and
myrrh (birth of Jesus).
. 71. Allegory The last word of the pilot, send me word that he has come back.
Definitely, an allegory of Paul's epistles to the Thessalonians, one of the
significant issues dealt with is Jesus return. "But we do not want you to be
uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve, as do
the rest who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
…. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). “ Therefore comfort one another with these
words”( 1 Thessalonians 4:18) . Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their
strength.
. 72. The childlike perspectives of the prince and, to some extent, those of the
narrator are in conflict with the stifling beliefs of the adult world. The conflict
between the childlike perspectives of the prince and the beliefs of the adult world
in that adults cannot appreciate the things that children do even though they were
once children. Conflict
. 73. Theme If we center ourselves within the heart chakra and control our
thoughts, we can find the balance and harmony in every situation. The seven
planets that Little Prince visited symbolize the seven main energy chakras of the
body. These chakras are like spirals of energy- each one relating to the others.
Each chakra has a profound effect on us in all levels - physical, mental, social,
emotional and spiritual. If our energy chakras become blocked or depleted, then
our body cannot function properly and this, in turn, can lead to a variety of
problems on any level. In short, we have no peace.
. 74. Theme Each individual belong to each other and needs one another.
Listening and understanding are the tools to be united and the source of ultimate
happiness. As a result, a peaceful living will be gained. “Peace does not mean an
absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these
differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge;
and through humane ways”(Dalai Lama XIV)