Love

The difficult rose

The novella The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry deals with the theme of love, especially through the feelings the little prince has for his rose. The relationship between the little prince and the rose is difficult at the beginning. One day, the rose has taken root on the little prince's planet from a seed that came to the planet "from no one knew where" (25%). When, after a long period of preparation, the rose unfolds her blossom just in time for sunrise, the little prince is very impressed by her appearance.

The rose is aware of her beauty and presses the little prince with her vanity and her demands. The prince does not know how to deal with this. He takes touching care of his rose, but she does not seem to appreciate his care. The little prince does not dare to tell the rose how he feels about her behavior, but he can no longer stand the pain that this relationship causes him.

Finally, the little prince leaves his planet. Only at the parting does the rose confess her love: "Of course I love you, [...] "It is my fault that you have not known it all the while. That is of no importance. "...