The book takes a strange view of adulthood, as if adults truly do not see the goodness and creativity in the world around them. He does not need to drink or eat to survive, and seems purely good.
He does not know how to fear the bite of a snake, or the danger of a fox. However, it is clear that the prince is supposed to present a clear foil to the evil in the world. For example, the prince is really Jesus (free of sin), though I don’t think you can be sure of that just by reading the book. I was reading up on some of the symbolism of this story, and I sure didn’t guess some of the ideas people have interpreted.
We will never know how he died, but he was only forty-four years old. Apparently, in 1998 his identity bracelet was found. His plane vanished and he was never heard from again. It is even sadder to think that, just one year following the publication of this story, Antoine took another flight. It is from this experience that he later was inspired to write this novella. Antoine himself crashed into the Sahara during WWII, and for days wandered, hallucinating. It’s interesting to learn some of the history behind this book. Do we obsess over the love of something which can never love us in return, like a rose? Do we live in our own little world, where we assume everyone loves us? This book is a strange experience to read, not the light fairytale I was expecting, but it is still worth reading. There are so many complex philosophical ideas examined in such simple ways. But as the story continues, it turns into something darker, something much more real. In the beginning, it reminded me of the weirdness of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland or Pilgrim’s Progress.
It is does warrant some kind of knowledge about Antoine de Saint-Exupery, or you will be wondering what the story means. I loved this story, even though it was quite more adult and sad than I had expected. The little prince tells his story, in this poignant allegorical tale. Synopsis: A man crashes his plane into the Saharan desert, where he meets a strange little prince, who came across the stars on a long journey. Yes, I know, but I tend to avoid reading much about a book before I read it, so I can perceive the story as I read the words without knowing too much.Īnd I can say honestly, whatever I was expecting from the book, I did not get it. I went into this book knowing two things about it: it was originally written in French, and it was about a little prince.
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