The little prince

The origins of the little prince

The little prince is the title character of the novella The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry probably comes from asteroid B 612, where he lives together with three volcanoes and a rose. He is small and has golden hair and a sunny yellow scarf. He is delicate and fragile. The pilot describes him as a "most extraordinary small person" (3%) and as "charming" (3%).

On his planet, the little prince spends his time cleaning his volcanoes, uprooting the sprouts of the baobabs and taking care of his rose, which one day took root on his planet. Here we see how disciplined and careful the little prince is about taking care of his home.

When he is sad, the little prince watches a sunset. Since his planet is so small, he only needs to move his chair a little further to be able to see a sunset. In his passion for sunsets, he shows feelings of sadness and longing.

The little prince is impressed by the beauty of the rose. The rose is aware of her beauty and oppresses the little prince with her vanity and her sensitivity.

The little prince takes touching care of his flower. He waters it, puts up a screen during the day to protect it from drafts, and a glass bell at night to protect it from the cold, but the rose cannot be satisfied and torments him with her arrogance. The little prince does not understand what is happening because he is so young. He is depressed and finally wants to leave his planet. Here we see that the little prince is vulnerable.

The journey

On his journey, the little prince stops on several planets and meets some strange grown-ups who all live lonely lives on their planets.

On the first one lives a king who considers the little prince a subject. The king gives the little prince orders to carry out. But the little prince doesn't understand the meaning behind it, becau...