1. The Little Prince A Novella
Exploring the Deeper Secrets of Reality without Suggesting Answers—or even that Answers are Possible
The Little Prince
A Novella

2. The Little Prince Children’s book
Parable: a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.
An allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
A fable: a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
The Little Prince is philosophical tale, with humanist values, shared from one generation to another for more than 75 years. Creating bonds between generations, men and continents, The Little Prince is a sustainable development icon, a World Peace actor, and a childhood Rights ambassador.
The Little Prince

3. Author Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Read in the back of your book about his life and connection to the novella.
Author

4. Characters MAIN CHARACTERS MINOR CHARACTERS The Little Prince
The Baobabs
The Narrator
The King
The Rose
The Vain Man
The Fox
The Drunkard
The Snake
The Businessman
The Lamplighter
The Geographer
The Railway Switchman
The Salesclerk
The Roses in the Rose Garden
The Three-Petaled Flower
The Little Prince-s Echo
The Turkish Astronomer
Characters

5. Danger of Narrow-Mindedness Enlightenment through Exploration
THEMES: are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. They express the meaning of the text.
Danger of Narrow-Mindedness
Enlightenment through Exploration

6. The stars The Desert The Trains Water
Symbols: are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. They help outline the theme and meaning of the text.
The stars
The Desert
The Trains
Water

7. The Narrator's Drawings
Motifs: are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.
Secrecy
The Narrator's Drawings
Taming
Serious Matters

8. Assignment
In preparation for your final essay in English 110, read The Little Prince, a mere 83 pages.
You may choose to read it twice. Once for a general read and secondly for specifics related to the prompt and handout.
Use the handout as your guide throughout the reading of the novella and when you write your essay.

9. 11/28 Class Discussion on the Novella on Google Hangouts

10. Final Essay: 12/5 IN CLASS FROM 7-10 PM
The Little Prince, a children’s novella, explores the deepest meanings of love, life, and philosophy. Explain the little prince’s understanding of these three principles as evidenced throughout the plot of the book. Use examples and quotes from the book as your evidence (CD).
Final Essay: 12/5 IN CLASS FROM 7-10 PM