《小王子》的英文读后感(整理27篇)
时间:2024-11-16
时间:2024-11-16
Oneoftheimportantcharactersistherose.Growingonthepla,sheisverybeautiful,buthercoquetryandvanitysufferthelittleprincealot.Inspiteoftheyloveeachother,hesoonbeesunhappy.Onthetimeofhisdeparture,hejustknowsshecertainlyloveshim.Thecharacterofthelittleprinceactuallyrepresentsthechildren,andtheirnativethoughtsanddeeds.Onthecontrary,theinhabitantsontheotherplas,suchastheking,thebusinessmanandtheconceitedman,theyalsoreflectthedefectsinthegrown-up’sworld.Therealthemeofthisfairy-talewithalittlesadness,Iguess,istheconsequenceofpureloveandfriendshipinourlives,butnotothers“mattersofconsequence”ofthegrown-ups.
littleprinceactuallyrepresentsthechildren,andtheirnativethoughtsanddeeds.Onthecontrary,theinhabitantsontheotherplas,suchastheking,thebusinessmanandtheconceitedman,theyalsoreflectthedefectsinthegrown-up’sworld.Therealthemeofthisfairy-talewithalittlesadness,Iguess,istheconsequenceofpureloveandfriendshipinourlives,butnotothers“mattersofconsequence”ofthegrown-ups.Unbelievable,thislittlebookmovedmealot.Iseldomthinkaboutthetruemeaningofloveandlifebefore.Well,nowIcansay,withmyshortsixteen-year’slifeexperience,it’slikethestarsintheskythatlitmyheart.Thelittleprinceisnotonlyanordinaryfairy-taleforchildren,butalsoforgrown-ups,andourteenagers.Nevertheless,whenIreadthisbook,Ifeelalittlesad–aboutourselves,whomarelosingmoreandmoreinnocence.OncewhenIwassixyearsold,Isawamagnificentpictureinabook,calledTrueStoriesfromNature,abouttheprimevalforest.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictorintheactofswallowingananimal.Hereisacopyofthedrawing.
Today,Ireadthelittleprince.Momsaiditsaverygoodbook.Letmereaditcarefully.Ireaditveryseriously。
Thelittleprincesplanetisalmostthesameasahouse.Hehasabeautifulroseonhisplanet.Thelittleprinceandtheroseswereannoyedandwenttootherplanets.Forexample,crazyplanet,alcoholicplanet,desertplanet.Finally,thelittleprincecametoourearth.Hemetafox,andhebecameafriendofthefox.Thefoxaskediftherewasanychickenonhisplanet.Thelittleprincesaidnothing.Thefoxallowedthelittleprincetotameit,becausethefoxwantedtomaketheworlddifferent.Thelittleprincetamedit.Thenthefoxaskedthelittleprincewhathewasgoingtodoonearth.Thelittleprincesaidhewashavingtroublewithroses.Thefoxgavethelittleprinceaecialgift,whichisasentence:"onlybyheartcanweseeclearlytheessenceofthings.Itsthetime,energyandemotionyougiveyourrosethatmakeshimsoimportant.Thelittleprincetookthissentenceandsilentlycarrieditontheback.Finally,hewasreonsibleforhisownroseandwentbacktohisownplanet。
Afterreadingthestory,Iwasverymoved.Ifeelthatthelittleprinceisakindhearted,braveandreonsibleperson.Iwanttolearnfromthelittleprince,andalsobeagoodandbraveman。
theLittlePrince–ATaleofLoveandLifeTitle:theLittlePrinceAuthor:AntoinedeSt-ExuperyMainCharacters:thelittleprincethepilottherosethefoxthesnakeetc.DespiteI’venotinmychildhoodyetIstillpreferreadingfairy-talestories.thetaleswhichaccompanywithmeinmyolddaysoftenmakemethinkofsome
preciousexperienceandsensationwhichonlybelongtochildren.ThissummerI’vereviewthiskindoftalewhichwaspublishedin1940.It’stheworld-famousfairy-talebytheFrenchauthorAntoinedeSt-ExuperyTheLittlePrince.Asmanyotherfairy-talestheoutlineofTheLittlePrinceisnotverycomplex.“I”thenarratorofthestoryisapilotwhoseplanehassomethingwrongandlandsintheSahara.InthisoccasionthepilotmakestheacquaintanceofthelittleprincealittleboyfromanotherplanettheAsteroidB612.Thelittleprincehasescapedfromhistinyplanetbecausehehassomequarrelwitharosewhichgrowsonhisplanet.Inthatcasehelefthisownplanetandtookanexplorationatsomeneighborasteroids.Onhisall-alonejourneythelittleprincemeetsdifferentkindsofpeoplewhichincludesakingaconceitedmanatipplerabusinessmanalamplighterandageographer.Fromthesepeoplehegetsaconclusionthatthegrown-upsareveryodd.FollowingtheinstructionofthegeographerhedescendsintheSaharaontheearth.
Afterreading"thelittleprince",Ifeltalotoffeelingsinmyheart.
Thelittleprincesbookisaboutthejourneyofthelittleprinceontheplanet.Exceptfortheearth,theplanetshehadgonetowereverysmall.Likethelittleprincesplanet,thereisonlyonepersonlivingoneachplanet,andtheyarealldifferent.Whatmattersisthattheplanetsinhabitantsarealreadyadults.Theirworldisstrangeinthewordsofthelittleprince.
Thefirstplanetlivedaking.Hewastheonlyrulerandtheonlyinhabitant.Hecanruleonlyhimself,buthefeelssupreme.
Thesecondplanetwasinhabitedbyavainman.
Thethirdstarwasinhabitedbyanalcoholic.Hedrinksbecauseheisashamed,andheisashamedbecauseheisadrunkard.
Therelivedabusinessmanonthefourthplanet,andhewasverybusy.Hewascountingthestars.Hethoughtthatthestarshecountedbelongedtohim,andhethoughthewasarichmanbecausehehadsomanystars.
Onthefifthplanetlivedalamplighterandalamp.Heisveryhard.Becausehisplanetspinssofast,thetimebetweensunsetandsunriseisevenafewminutesapart.Hehadtolightthelampveryquickly,andthenthemoneywentoutandwentroundandround.
Thereisageographeronthesixthplanet.Strangelyenough,hedidntevenknowthattherewereseveralriversinthestars.
Atlasthecametoearth.Here,hemetafox,thefoxtohesolvedthatfragilesmallrosesbroughthimtothewonderoflove,makehimunderstandthatlovemeansresponsibility,compassionmeans,hadloveeverythinginlifeistohavethesignificance.Thenhemetamanwhowasflyinginthedesertandtheplanebrokedown.Hewassodepressedthatthelittleprincetoldthestorytohim.Helistenedtothestoryofthelittleprinceandrealizedthathewasstrongandconfident.Inspiredbythesestories,helistenedandrepaired,andfinally,inunexpectedcircumstances,fixedtheplane.
Ithinkthelittleprinceisanhonest,modestandstrongprince.Helikesanightwatchmanmost,andheisverysorryforhim.
Thebookisagreatbookandafairytale,whichissuitableforallofustoread,andcanalsogiveussomeusefulinspirations.
TheLittlePrincebyAntoinedeSaint-Exuperycontainsafairytalewhichconcludesplentifulfirstthingwecanlearnfromthebookistheinnocenceofchildhoodanddisappointedbywhathisrosessaid,thelittleprincestilllovedtheweiter’sopinion,therosesstandforthepurelove.
Astheprincegrowedup,hemadeadecisiontoexploreotherplanetsandleavehishometown,aplanetwhichjustonepersonlivedtravellingintheotherplanets,hediscoveredthathisroseisnottheonlyoneofitsareabanduntkindsofrosesinthegarden,buthestillheldtheopinoionthathisroseisspecialbecauseitisshethatIhavewatered;becauseitisshethatIhaveputundertheglassglobe;becauseitisshethatIhaveshelteredbehindthescreen.
Whenhecametotheearth,anothersignificantcharacter,thefox,teachedthelittleprincetotakehisownresponsibilitybravely.What’smore,thefoxisalsothelittleprince’sbestfriendandhelpwithhisunderstandingofthemeaningoffriendship.
Allthestoryistoldbyapiolet,whoisanotherherointhetaleandmetthelittleprinceintheSahara.Attheendofthestory,thelittleprincediedontheEarthwiththepiolet.
Thewritermadethestoryfromthechild’stheeprincesaidiswhatthewriterwantedtothemeofthestoryistocriticizethehumanbeings’aalien,thelittleprincecouldseethehumanbeings’disadvantagesclearly.Inmyopinion,TheLittlePrinceismorethanafunnybookwrittenfortheisakindofprofoundreflectionoffinishingreadingthebookcanformhisthoughtinhismind.Therefore,I’msureitisworthwhiletospendsometimereadingthebookcalmly.mly.
TheLittlePrinceisaclearbook,asclearasthewater.It’swritesforadults,teenagersandchildren.Itisabookaboutlifeandthelivesofthefable.Asthebooksaid,thewaterontheheartisbeneficial.AndLittlePrincecanmakepeoplefeelwarmandfresh.Thestoryisaboutaboy.
Helivesonasmallplanet.Heistheonlypersonoftheplanet.Heisalonelyprince.Fortunately,abeautifulrosecameinhislife.Theylovedeachother.Butalittleargumentseparatedthem.Helefttheplanetwhichhelives,startstraveling.Hewenttomanyplanetsandmetmanydifferentpeople.Helikestowatchthesunsetwhenhewassad.Hefoundthatpeoplewantedhappiness,butalwayspushedawayhappinessrudely.Atlast,heunderstoodhowtoloveeachother.Loveandlifeisaveryimportantthing.Heisveryregret.Hewantedtoreturntotheplanetwhichhelives.Buthedidn’tknowtheroad.
Hechosetodranksnakevenomendhislifebecausehethoughtitwillbeabletocastoffhisbulkybodytogoback.Everytime,whenIreadTheLittlePrince,Ialwaysmovedaboutit.Inreallife,weoftenbusyinthewholeday,suchasaflywithoutsoul.Thepassageoftime,childhoodaway,wegrewupandtookawayalotofmemories,butwealsohaveanoasisintheheart.Because‘TheLittlePrince’story,weliveinquiet,thehearthasahopeandlove,havetouchedontheresponsibilityofthelife.
DiscoveringtheLessonsofCourageandPerseveranceinTheLittlePrinceTheLittlePrincebyAntoinedeSaint-Exupérymayappeartobeasimplechildrensbook,butuponcloserexamination,itrevealsawealthoflessonsaboutcourage,perseverance,andtheimportanceoffollowingonesdreams.
Asthelittleprincejourneysfromplanettoplanet,heencountersavarietyofcharacterswhochallengehisbeliefsandforcehimtogrowinunexpectedways.Fromtheconceitedmanwhocannotseebeyondhisownegotothebusinessmanwhoobsessesovernumbersandprofits,theprincemustconfrontarangeofobstaclesthattesthiscourageanddetermination.
Yetdespitethesechallenges,theprincenevergivesup.Instead,heremainstruetohisvaluesandrefusestocompromisehisbeliefs.Throughhisunwaveringperseverance,theprinceteachesusthatanythingispossibleifwehavethecouragetopursueourdreamsandthedeterminationtokeepgoingevenwhenthegoinggetstough.
Moreover,thebookhighlightstheimportanceofembracing
changeandrelinquishingourattachmentstomaterialpossessionsandstatus.Theprincesencounterwiththebusinessmanservesasacautionarytaleaboutthedangersofprioritizingprofitoverpeopleandthecostofsacrificingourhumanityinthepursuitofwealth.
Inconclusion,TheLittlePrinceisapowerfulandinspiringstorythatprovidesreadersofallageswithvaluablelessonsaboutcourage,perseverance,andtheimportanceofstayingtruetoourvalues.Itsmessageofhopeandpossibilityisareminderthatanythingisachievableifwearewillingtotakerisksandpursueourdreamswithdedicationandconviction.
filetypeafterreadingthelittleprinceoverthecourseofthissemester,ireadamovingbook:thelittleprince.itimpressedmealot,especially,thepurebutdeepemotion(love)betweenthecharacterssuchasthepilotandthelittleprince,theroseandthelittleprince,thefoxandthelittleprince.thebookremindmeofthepureandniceemotiononlyfoundinchildhood.whatimpressesmethemostisthefoxswords.loveisastrangestuff.
sometimesweseeitbutcantgraspit.yet,truelovemaybe,tosomeextent,invisibleinsurfacebutmaylastpermanent.apartfromlove,othersaswell.indeed,sometimeswhatweconsiderrightturnouttobewrong,whatweconsiderrealprovesfictitious,whatweconfusedmayjustturnouttobethetruth.thepathinsearchingfortruthmaylongandtime-consuming,weshouldharbourconviction,strongwillandhighhope.nomatterwhatbarriadeinfrontofus,weoughttobecouragousandfaceuptothechallenge.
ThisisafairytalewhosedistributionvolumeisonlysecondtoTheBible.It’sbeentranslatedtoversionsofmanyotherlanguages.AndIgathertheremustbesomethingspecial,somethingreallygreataboutit.It’sthisconvictionthatdrovemetoreaditatthefirstbeginning.Well,withduerespecttotheauthor,Ifailedtoseehowthisfairytalebeworthyofourattention,despitethefactthatmanyreadersclaimedthisbooktobedesignedforadults.
Anyway,asawell-acknowledgedbook,itmustpossessuniquefeaturetomaintainit’sposition.Andit’sreputationandpopularitywillbynomeansbedestroyedbywhatanunknownmansays.Iwilltalkaboutthemaincontentsofthebook,andtheinspirationitrendersasusual.
Thisbookmainlytellsustheexperienceofaprincefromatinyplanet,whotraveledtomanyotherplanetsandfinallycametotheearthandmetthepilotinadesert.Theprinceandthepilotbecamegoodfriends,andthepilotgraduallygottoknowthefeelingandexperienceofhisfriend.Beforehecametotheearth,littleprincehadbeentoother6littleplanetswherehemadeacquaintancewithsomestrangepeople.
Thefirstmanhemetwasakingonalittleplanet,yetheclaimedtobethekingofthespaceandridiculouslyjustifiedhisunshakablegovernanceoverall.Thesecondpersonwasamanofvanity,whoenjoyedcomplimentsofanyformwithoutconsideringwhetherit’ssincereornot.Thethirdpersonwasanalcoholicwhotriedtoforgetthefactthathe’saddictedtoacoholbydrinkinglikeafish.Thefourthpersonwasanabosolutemoney-orientedbusinessman,whocarednothingbuthisfortune.Nextcamethelamp-lighterwhoperformedhisdutyblindly.Thelastonewasageographerwhoknewtoomuchaboutgeographytosolvearealproblemrelatedtoit.Thesesixpeopleeachrepresentedonekindofpersonlikeus.Theauthorsatirizedpeople’sconceit,emptiness,fakeness,innocenceandblindnessthroughthetoneofachild.
Iseeeyetoeyewiththeauthorinthatthecauseofpeople’slonelinesscanbeconcludedtothenegligenceofthebondsthatconnectsthem.Peoplearesupposedtocareabouteachother,cherishwhat’sreallyimportantforthem,andbegratefulforthehappinessthatthey’vegained.Weallbelieveknowledgeandexperienceenableustoseeclearlyandmakerightjudgementsallthetime.Butwemaysometimeslosetherighttospeakstraighforwardly,thinkcreativelyorlovecourageouslyresultingfromwhatwe’veexperienced.Thatwhyinourmiddleschooltextbooks,it’sthelittlekidthatbreakstheillusionoftheemperorbysaying”butmum,heain’twereanything”.
WhenIwasachild,Iwasdefinitelyagoodboywhowenthomeontimeafterschoolanddidhishomeworkandnevertriedanythingwithoutmom’spermission.AndnowIamagrown-up,andstillIamagoodman,atleast,that’swhatIheard.
SometimeswhenIwaslonelyandIbegantothinkaboutmychildhood,thenallthehappinessandcare-freelifecamebacktomeasitwereyesterday.KidsthatonceaccompaniedmeduringmychildhoodnowbecomefathersandmothersoftheirkidsandImyselfamachildnomore.
Thinkingaboutallthesethingshavemadememoody.There’rechangeshappeninginourliveswhetherwearehappyaboutitornot.Peopletoldmelifeisajourneywhichwillneverstoponceit’sstarted.What’sleftbehindarehappinessandsorrow,prideandshame,successandregret.There’sgoodoldtimetoreminisceandthere’ssadhoursthatremindsusofthepain.Yourfeelingmakesthemreal,andyouknowyoulived.
Iwanttoconcludebysayingsomepositivewordsthateachyestersdayusedtobetoday,andeachtodayisthefutureofyesterday,somakingthemostoftodayisthebestwaytocherishyourlives.Ourmortalbeingsaredoomedtodie.It’snotsad,instead,deathit’sjustaprocessofourlives.Afterall,we’velivedourlivesandit’swhatwedoandhowwethinkthatdeterminewhoweare.
TheLittlePrincebyAntoinedeSaint-Exuperycontainsafairytalewhichconcludesplentifulthings.Thefirstthingwecanlearnfromthebookistheinnocenceofchildhoodandlove.Althoughdisappointedbywhathisrosessaid,thelittleprincestilllovedthem.Intheweiter’sopinion,therosesstandforthepurelove.
Astheprincegrowedup,hemadeadecisiontoexploreotherplanetsandleavehishometown,aplanetwhichjustonepersonlivedin.Whentravellingintheotherplanets,hediscoveredthathisroseisnottheonlyoneofitskind.Thereareabanduntkindsofrosesinthegarden,buthestillheldtheopinoionthathisroseisspecial"becauseitisshethatIhavewatered;becauseitisshethatIhaveputundertheglassglobe;becauseitisshethatIhaveshelteredbehindthescreen".
Whenhecametotheearth,anothersignificantcharacter,thefox,teachedthelittleprincetotakehisownresponsibilitybravely.What’smore,thefoxisalsothelittleprince’sbestfriendandhelpwithhisunderstandingofthemeaningoffriendship.
Allthestoryistoldbyapiolet,whoisanotherherointhetaleandmetthelittleprinceintheSahara.Attheendofthestory,thelittleprincediedontheEarthwiththepiolet.
Thewritermadethestoryfromthechild’sview.Actually,whatthe
princesaidiswhatthewriterwantedtosaid.Thethemeofthestoryistocriticizethehumanbeings’drawbacks.Asaalien,thelittleprincecouldseethehumanbeings’disadvantagesclearly.Inmyopinion,TheLittlePrinceismorethanafunnybookwrittenforthechildren.Itisakindofprofoundreflectionofhumans.Everyonefinishingreadingthebookcanformhisthoughtinhismind.Therefore,I’msureitisworthwhiletospendsometimereadingthebookcalmly.
theLittlePrince–ATaleofLoveandLifeTitle:theLittlePrinceAuthor:AntoinedeSt-ExuperyMainCharacters:thelittleprince,thepilot,therose,thefox,thesnake,etc.DespiteIvenotinmychildhoodyet,Istillpreferreadingfairy-talestories.thetales,whichaccompanywithmeinmyolddays,oftenmakemethinkofsomepreciousexperienceandsensationwhichonlybelongtochildren.ThissummerIvereviewthiskindoftale,whichwaspublishedin1940.Itstheworld-famousfairy-talebytheFrenchauthor,AntoinedeSt-Exupery,TheLittlePrince.
Asmanyotherfairy-tales,theoutlineofTheLittlePrinceisnotverycomplex.“I”,thenarratorofthestory,isapilotwhoseplanehassomethingwrongandlandsintheSahara.Inthisoccasion,thepilotmakestheacquaintanceofthelittleprince,alittleboyfromanotherplaNet,theAsteroidB612.ThelittleprincehasescapedfromhistinyplaNet,becausehehassomequarrelwitharose,whichgrowsonhisplaNet.InthatcasehelefthisownplaNetandtookanexplorationatsomeneighborasteroids.Onhisall-alonejourney,thelittleprincemeetsdifferentkindsofpeople,whichincludesaking,aconceitedman,atippler,abusinessman,alamplighterandageographer.Fromthesepeoplehegetsaconclusionthatthegrown-upsareveryodd.Followingtheinstructionofthegeographer,hedescendsintheSahara,ontheearth.Travelingontheearth,thelittleprince,whoseesagardenoffive-thousandroses,isovercomewithastonishmentandsadness,asheconsidershisroseisuniqueintheuniversebefore.Atthattimeafoxappears.Thefox,whotellthelittleprinceaboutthemeaningoftheword“tame”,becomeshisnewfriend.Atthetimetosayfarewell,thefoxmakeshimknowthathisroseisuniquebecausesheishisroseandtamedbyhim.Fromthatthelittleprincebeginstotreasurefriendshipandberesponsibletohisrose.Attheanniversarydayofhisdescentoftheearth,rejectingthepilotsadvice,hegoesbacktohisownplaNetbybiteofasnake.“Itstoofar.Icannotcarrythisbodywithme.Itstooheavy.”hesaid.
Hetellshisfriend,thepilot,hemustberesponsibleforhisrose,sohehastogoback.Attheendtheauthordoesnttellustheendingdirectly.Maybeitsmoresignificantforustoimagine,andformore,thinkover.Oneoftheimportantcharactersistherose.GrowingontheplaNet,sheisverybeautiful,buthercoquetryandvanitysufferthelittleprincealot.Inspiteoftheyloveeachother,hesoonbecomesunhappy.Onthetimeofhisdeparture,hejustknowsshecertainlyloveshim.Thecharacterofthelittleprinceactuallyrepresentsthechildren,andtheirnativethoughtsanddeeds.Onthecontrary,theinhabitantsontheotherplaNets,suchastheking,thebusinessmanandtheconceitedman,theyalsoreflectthedefectsinthegrown-upsworld.Therealthemeofthisfairy-talewithalittlesadness,Iguess,istheconsequenceofpureloveandfriendshipinourlives,butnotothers“mattersofconsequence”ofthegrown-ups.
TheLittlePrincebyAntoinedeSaint-Exupéryisacharmingandendearingnovellathatteachesusaboutthewondersoflife.Writteninsimpleyetpoeticlanguage,thestoryfollowsthejourneyofayoungprinceashetravelsfromplanettoplanetandencountersawiderangeofinterestingcharacters,includingaconceitedman,afox,andawiseoldsnake.
WhatIfoundmostappealingaboutTheLittlePrinceisthewayinwhichitexploresthepoweroftheimaginationandthebeautyoftheworldaroundus.Thestoryencouragesustolookbeyondthemundaneroutinesoflifeandtorediscoverthemagicofexistence.Throughtheeyesoftheprince,weareinvitedtoseetheworldasachilddoes,fullofwonderandpossibility.
Moreover,thebookremindsusoftheimportanceofconnectingwithothersandthevalueofhumanrelationships.Theprincesfriendshipwiththefox,forexample,isatouchingreminderofthepowerofloveandtherewardsofopeningourselvesuptoothers.
Overall,TheLittlePrinceisawonderfulbookthatcanbeenjoyedbybothchildrenandadultsalike.Itsthemesofimagination,wonder,andloveareuniversalandtimeless,makingitastorythatwillresonatewithreadersofallages.
Oh,littleprince!BitbybitIcametounderstandthesecretsofyouronlyentertainmentinthequietpleasureoflookingatthesunset.Ilearnedthatnewdetailonthemorningofthefourthday,whenyousaidtome:
"Iamveryfondofsunsets.Come,letusgolookatasunsetnow."
"Butwemustwait,"Isaid.
"Wait?Forwhat?"
"Forthesunset.Wemustwaituntilitistime."
Atfirstyouseemedtobeverymuchsurprised.Andthenyoulaughedtoyourself.Yousaidtome:
"IamalwaysthinkingthatIamathome!"
Justso.EverybodyknowsthatwhenitisnoonintheUnitedStatesthesunissettingoverFrance.
IfyoucouldflytoFranceinoneminute,youcouldgostraightintothesunset,rightfromnoon.Unfortunately,Franceistoofarawayforthat.Butonyourtinyplanet,mylittleprice,allyouneeddoismoveyourchairafewsteps.Youcanseethedayendandthetwilightfallingwheneveryoulike…
"Oneday,"yousaidtome,"Isawthesunsetforty-fourtimes!"
Andalittlelateryouadded:
"Youknowonelovesthesunset,whenoneissosad…"
"Wereyousosad,then?"Iasked,"onthedayoftheforty-foursunset?"
Butthelittleprincemadenoreply.
Onthefifthdayagain,asalways,itwasthankstothesheepthesecretofthelittleprinceslifewasrevealedtome.Abruptly,withoutanythingtoleaduptoit,andasifthequestionhadbeenbornoflongandsilentmeditationonhisproblem,hedemanded:
"Asheepifiteatslittlebushes,doesiteatflowers,too?"
"Asheep,"Ianswered,"eatsanythingitfindsinitsreach."
"Evenflowersthathavethorns?"
"Yes,evenflowersthathavethorns."
"Thenthethornswhatusearethey?"
Ididnotknow.AtthatmomentIwasverybusytryingtounscrewaboltthathadgotstuckinmyengine.Iwasverymuchworried,foritwasbecomingcleartomethatthebreakdownofmyplanewasextremelyserious.AndIhadsolittledrinking-waterleftthatIhadtofearfortheworst.
"Thethornswhatusearethey?"
Thelittleprinceneverletgoofaquestion,oncehehadaskedit.Asforme,Iwasupsetoverthatbolt.AndIansweredwiththefirstthingthatcameintomyhead:
"Thethornsareofnouseatall.Flowershavethornsjustforspite."
"Oh!"
Therewasamomentofcompletesilence.Thenthelittleprinceflashedbackatme,withakindofresentfulness:
"Idontbelieveyou!Flowersareweakcreature.Theyarenative.Theyreassurethemselvesatbesttheycan.Theybelievethattheirthornsareterribleweapons…"
Ididnotanswer.AtthatinstantIwassayingtomyself:"Ifthisboltstillwontturn,Iamgoingtoknockitoutwiththehammer."Againthelittlepricedisturbedmythoughts.
"Andyouactuallybelievethattheflowers"
"Oh,no!"Icried."No,no,no!Idontbelieveanything.Iansweredyouthefirstthingthatcameintomyhead.DontyouseeIamverybusywithmattersofconsequence!"
Hestaredatme,thunderstruck.
"Mattersofconsequence!"
Helookedatmethere,withmyhammerinmyhand,myfingersblackwithengine-grease,bendingoveranobjectwhichseemedtohimextremelyugly…
"Youtalkjustlikethegrown-ups!"
Thatmademealittleashamed.Buthewenton,relentlessly:
"Youmixeverythinguptogether…Youconfuseeverything…"
Hewasreallyveryangry.Hetossedhisgoldencurlsinthebreeze.
Thelittleprincewasnowwhitewithrage.
"Theflowershavebeengrowingthornsformillionsofyears.Formillionsofyearsthesheephavebeeneatingthemjustthesame.Andisitnotamatterofconsequencetotrytounderstandwhytheflowersgotosomuchtroubletogrowthornswhichareneverofanyusetothem?Isthewarfarebetweenthesheepandtheflowersnotimportant?AndifIknowI,myselfoneflowerwhichisuniqueintheworld,whichgrowsnowherebutonmyplanet,butwhichonelittlesheepcandestroyinasinglebitesomemorning,withoutevennoticingwhatheisdoingOh!Youthinkthatisnotimportant!"
Hisfaceturnedfromwhitetoredashecontinued:
"Ifsomeonelovesaflower,ofwhichjustonesingleblossomgrowsinallthemillionsandmillionsofstars.Hecansaytohimself,Somewhere,myfloweristhere…Butifthesheepeatstheflower,inonemomentallhisstarswillbedarkened…Andyouthinkthatisnotimportant!"
Hecouldnotsayanythingmore.Hiswordswerechokedbysobbing.
Thenighthadfallen.Ihadletmytoolsdropfrommyhands.Ofwhatmomentnowwasmyhammer,mybolt,orthirst,ordeath?Ononestar,oneplanet,myplanet,theEarth,therewasalittleprincetobecomforted,Itookhiminmyarmsandrockedhim.Isaidtohim:
"Theflowerthatyouloveisnotindanger.Iwilldrawyouamuzzleforyoursheep.Iwilldrawyouarailingtoputaroundyourflower.Iwill"
Ididnotknowwhattosaytohim.Ifeltawkwardandblundering.IdidnotknowhowIcouldreachhim,whereIcouldovertakehimandgoonhandinhandwithhimoncemore.
Itissuchasecretplace,thelandoftears.
Inordertoenrichmysummervacation,whichtheextracurricularreading,mymotherboughtmeabooktitledthelittleprinceis.Iwaswondering,whatistheprincetoman?A:Icantwaittogetbooksandreadit.Seetheintroductionsection,Ijustknow,thisbookintheeastandwestareveryfamous,adultsandchildrenarelikebooks.Nowondertheteachertoldustobuythebook.Thisbookisaboutthelittleonelivesinonlyoneroom,theplanetforhisroseswateringeveryday.
Later,helefttheplanet,travel,sawmanystrangepeople,inordertodeveloptheirhorizons,andhecametothedesert,hemetanairplanepilotsofbroken.Princeofferedtohelphim,andheforgedadeepfriendship,inthebookdescribestheprincesinceleaving,hemissedhisstarrosetoleaveearth,hetriedeveryway,evenalittlesnakebites,andsincethenpilotneversawhiswonderfuldescription,etc.Readingthisbook,Ifinallyunderstoodthepurityofheart.Liketheprincedeeplyinlovewithhim,inordernottolettheroseflower,hewasstillpleasesheepeatssheeppilotdrewamask,forhim,asherose,ifnotjustlikeallplanetsarelost.Thisishowsincerefeelings!Stillsaythatfox,evenlittleleft,itllforeverrememberhim.
Thisstoryhasmanyimplication,tellus,notdeceive,alsodontpuffedup,alsodonothavemeaninginthewasteoftimeandmoney,weshouldmaintainthebalanceofbabymindsettofinally,earnestlydoeverything....Ilikethebook,readabook,Ilearnedthatmanyhumanreason,alsoincreasedmyknowledge,andmaybeIknowtheoriginaladultswillhavemanydowrong.Thegrown-upsdoeverything,allisnotcorrect,andsoweseethingsshouldgotowatchit,justliketheteachertoourrequest,andwehopethatthechildinthegrowthprocess,alwayskeepapureheart,totreateverything,tofindsomethingwereallymustfindinstudy,therefore,weshouldalsowiththesameattitudetostudyhard,pursuingidealgoal.
Afterreading,Iwasmovedbythetrueloveandfriendship.Inthatlittleworld,everythingisfullofloveandbeauty.Liketherose,shelovedtheLittlePrince,shewasbeatific,becauseshecouldbecared.
Inthereality,wearethesame.Weloveourparents,andtheyjustliketheLittlePrincewhotakecareofus.Thankyou,mydearparents,Illloveyouforever.
Asforfriends,Icanneverforgetthefox.HersincereandhelpmadetheLittlePrincehopefulandglad.Facingallmyfriends,Illbethefox,Illbringhopeandhappytoallthepeoplebesideme.Illneverletthemdisappointed.
Thankyou,LittlePrince.Youhavetaughtmealot.Illlearnfromyou.Maybeyourenowinapureandhappyplace,believeme,alltheroseswillbloom,onlyforyou!
Idon’tremembertheexactyearIfirstreadTheLittlePrince.Thoughthegoldensnakeinthebookplaysacameorole,Ineverforgetthescenethatheflashedkissedgentlyonthelittleprince’sankle.Itmademebeafraidtorereadthisbook.
Later,IlistenedaMichaelWong’ssongnamedFairy-taleStory,theprinceinhissongisdifferentfromtheprinceinTheLittlePrince,theprinceinthesongisthesameasAndersen’stales’princes,theyallhavehappyendings.
However,IthinkTheLittlePrinceisasadstory.Thereisasaying:ThereareathousandHamletsinathousandpeopleseyes.Now,letmetalkaboutmyreadingfeeling.Thissimplestoryfliesovereverycorneroftheworld:apilot(thenarrator)whohadanaccidentwithhisplaneandcrashedintheDesertofSaharathenhemetthelittleprincefromtheplanetB-612,andthenarratorlistenedlittleprince’stravelexperienceofsevenplanets.Onthesevenplanets,hemetavarietyofpersons.Theyaretheking,theconceitedman,thebusinessman,thetippler,thelamplighter,thegeographerandsoon.
TheLittlePrinceisastorybelongstoadultswhohavechildlikeinnocence.becausechildrendon’tunderstandthelittleprince’sdeepsadness.Thisisnotsomuchafairytale,asitisatragedy.Thisstorytellsthegrow-ups’worldisfullofempty,lostandlonelinesswithkids’perspective.Amongthestory,thealcoholicisimpressive.Hewassurroundedbyapileofbeerbottleswhenthelittleprincesawhim,andprinceaskedhimwhyheisdrinking,butheansweredhewanttoforgethisshameofdrinking.Thisshortplanetvisitplungedlittleprinceintodeeppuzzled.Hethinkthegrow-upsarecertainlyvery,veryodd.Inkidseyes,beautifulthingsmustlookwithheart.Buttheadultspaymoreattentiononthings’appearancethatisjustashellandtheydon’tbelievetheeyesareblindandtheheartistrue.
Throughthisstory,italsomademeunderstandwhat’sthelove---lovesmoremineral,moredense,morebitterandmoreweightythantheearthsprofoundestmatter.
WhenIfirstreadTheLittlePrince,Ican’tunderstandthemeanofloveandnevertothinkwhyshouldthelittleprinceleavealonesincehelovehisrosesodeeply.Foryears,Irereadthestoryandthinkaboutit.Thesimpletruewasfirstlove.Thelittleprincedidn’tknowhowtoloveandItwasdifficulttomakehimunderstandtherose’sheart,soitmayleadtomisunderstandingandhurtsfromtimetotime.Heleavedhisplanetbecausehecannotaccepttheroseandhimself.
Thisiswhythelittleprincedon’tknowhehavetoleave:atthattime,hehadnoideahewasinit.Thelittleprincedon’tunderstandthemeaningoftameuntilhemetthefoxlater.Thenheproducedtheendlessyearningfortherosesandrealizedhisresponsibility.
"Doyouwanttobedomesticated?"Forme,thisisaprofoundquestion.Inthebook,thelittleprincemetafoxandinvitedthefoxtoplaywithhim,buthewasrefused.Thefoxtoldhimthathewasnottamed.“whatdoesthatmean--tame?”littleprinceasked.Thefoxanswered:”itmeanstoestablishties:tome,youarestillnothingmorethanalittleboywhoisjustlikeahundredthousandotherlittleboys.AndIhavenoneedofyou.Andyou,onyourpart,havenoneedofme.Toyou,Iamnothingmorethanafoxlikeahundredthousandotherfoxes.Butifyoutameme,thenweshallneedeachother.Tome,youwillbeuniqueinalltheworld.Toyou,Ishallbeuniqueinalltheworld.”
Graduallythelittleprincewasbeginningtounderstand,becauseherememberedhisroseandhethoughthisrosehadtamedhim.Sohechosetogobacktohisplanetintheend.Buttothefox,thelittleprince’sfarewellwillmakehersad,butthehurtsbecauseoflove,sheshouldlearntoacceptitgradually.Ibelievetherearefullofhurtswithinseriousandtruelove.
Aslongasthelittleprincefliedtodifferentplanetsandmetavarietyofpersonscanheunderstandhimselfand
hisrose.SoIthinktravelingisagoodwaytoexperiencelife.
"TheLittlePrince"isaclearbook,asclearasthewater.It’swritesforadults,teenagersandchildren.Itisabookaboutlifeandthelivesofthefable.Asthebooksaid,thewaterontheheartisbeneficial.And"LittlePrince"canmakepeoplefeelwarmandfresh.
Thestoryisaboutaboy.Helivesonasmallplanet.Heistheonlypersonoftheplanet.Heisalonelyprince.Fortunately,abeautifulrosecameinhislife.Theylovedeachother.Butalittleargumentseparatedthem.Helefttheplanetwhichhelives,startstraveling.Hewenttomanyplanetsandmetmanydifferentpeople.Helikestowatchthesunsetwhenhewassad.Hefoundthatpeoplewantedhappiness,butalwayspushedawayhappinessrudely.
Atlast,heunderstoodhowtoloveeachother.Loveandlifeisaveryimportantthing.Heisveryregret.Hewantedtoreturntotheplanetwhichhelives.Buthedidn’tknowtheroad.Hechosetodranksnakevenomendhislifebecausehethoughtitwillbeabletocastoffhisbulkybodytogoback.
Everytime,whenIread"TheLittlePrince",Ialwaysmovedaboutit.Inreallife,weoftenbusyinthewholeday,suchasaflywithoutsoul.Thepassageoftime,childhoodaway,wegrewupandtookawayalotofmemories,butwealsohaveanoasisintheheart.
Because‘TheLittlePrince’story,weliveinquiet,thehearthasahopeandlove,havetouchedontheresponsibilityofthelife.
Therewasaboywhohadblondhairandaskedhimwhatheneveranswered.Allinall,aslongasitssuchalittleboy,youllbeabletoguesswhoheis.Yes,heisthelittleprince.Thelittleprinceisachildfromanotherplanet.Oneday,thelittleprincedecidedtoleavetheplanet.Hevisitedsixplanets,andtheseventhplanethevisitedwasearth.TheplacewherethelittleprincelandsistheSaharadesert.Thenthelittleprincecameuponalittlefox,andthelittleprincetamedthefoxandmadefriendswithhim.
Thelittlefoxhasthesecretofhisheart."mancanonlyobservewithhisheartandfeelit.Understandthatitisimpossibletoseewhatisinnature,asagift,asagifttothelittleprince.Thelittleprincewantstogobacktohisownplanetandreturntohisdreamhome,sohegoesbacktowherehelandedintheSahara.There,heencounteredapilotwholandedintheSaharabecauseofaplanemalfunctionandhadaheart-to-heartexchangewithhim.Finally,thelittleprincedieswiththehelpofthesnake,andthespiritreturnstohisasteroid.
Thebookisnaiveandslightlysad,saying,"onecanonlyobservewiththemindandfeelit.Tounderstandthatitisimpossibletoseetheessenceofthingsbythenakedeye.Lifeissuchathing,itiswonderful,youabsolutelycannotsee.Whetherhelooksbeautifulorugly.Thisdoesnotmeananything,onlythekindofpotentialbeautythattheconnotationgivesoutisthemostrealandbeautiful.
TheLittlePrincewhichwrittenbyAntoineDeSaint-Exuperytellsastoryincludingthelittleprincetravelstoseveralstarsinuniverse.Theauthorstressedmaintopicofbookbythemunicationsbetweenthelittleprinceanddifferentgrown-upsindifferentstars.Inotherwords,thenovelexposessomebabdthingsforadultnaturethroughtheclearperceptionwhichonlyalittleboycanhave.
Nowletmerelatesummariesoftheplotstoyou.Atfirst,thelittleprincemeetsthenarratorofthenovel,apilot,andthelittleprincesharessomethingabouthisstarwiththepilot.Wecanseethatthelittleprinceisveryinnocentandloveshisrosewholovesthelittleprincetoo.Thenwhatwecanknowisthatthelittleprincepassestheking’sstar,theconceitedman’sstarthetippler’sstar,thebusinessman’sstar,thegeographer’sstar,thelamplighter’sstarsuccessively.Eventually,hearrivesatearthandmakesfriendswiththesnakeandfox.Thelittleprincemakesadeepimpressiononthepilotsothatthepilotstillthinksofhimfrequentlyafterhissuddendisappearance.Weallcanrealizethatsomeadultsareformalist,blind,conceited,utilitarian,false,selfish,numbandperplexedfromtheexperiencesofthelittleprince.Itseemsthatpeoplestopthepursuitoftruth,virtueandbeautybutthelittleprincedoesn’tstopit.
Thereisnodoubtthattheheroisthelittleprince.Thelittleprinceisanembodimentoftrue,virtueandbeauty.Heisanextremelypositiverole.HementionshisroseandhisvolcanoesalotoftimesduringhisjourneywhichisfromB-612toearth.Thatmeanshissincereaffectionforhisroseandhislongingforhomeland.Meanwhile,thelittleprinceshowshiskindnessashegetsalongwiththepilot,thesnake,thefoxanddifferentadults.Thelittleprincegiveshishonestadviceafterheknowsdifferentpeople’sstrangeactivities.Forexample,thelittleprincewouldliketohelplamplightertoextricatehimfromadifficultposition,sohetalkstolamplighter“Yourplanetissosmallthatthreestrideswilltakeyouallthewayaroundit.Tobealwaysinthesunshine,youneedonlywalkalongratherslowly.Whenyouwanttorest,youwillwalkandthedaywilllastaslongasyoulike.”Althoughtheadvicedoesn’tdothelamplightermuchgoodbecausewhatthelamplighterwantsistosleep.However,thesincerityandtheconcernthelittleprincehasmakepeople’sheartfeelwarm.Inthemeantime,thelittleprinceunfoldhisdeeplovefornaturethroughhisidea.Forexample,thenovelmentionsthat“whatthelittleprincedidnotdareconfesswasthathewassorrymostofalltoleavethisplanet,becauseitwasblesteverydaywith1440sunsets”Besidesthelittleprince’sbestfriendscoverplantandanimal,likerose,fox,snake.Infact,manypeoplesayTheLittlePrincebrightentheentireworld.Ithinkthatthereasonwhyitisainfluentialfairytaleisthatthelittleprincewhopossessessincerefeeling,friendlyattitude,innocenceandkindness.
Thewholenovelrevealsomebadcharactersofadultbutitisawarm-tonednovel.What’smoreimportant,theplantsandtheanimalsareabletothinkandspeakinthestory,sothestoryisveryvividandcolorful.Thisreasoninterestslotsofreaderstofocusthemselvesattentiononthestory.Whenhenarratesthestory,theauthorrelyonmanyroles’wordstoinformanumberofsense.Forinstance,thefoxsays“Andnowhereismysecret,averysimplesecret.Itisonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightlywhatisessentialisinvisibletotheeyes”,“Butifyoutameme,thenweshallneedeachother.Tome,youwillbeuniqueinalltheworld.Toyou,Ishallbeuniqueinalltheworld.”,thesnakesays“Itisalsolonelyamongmen”andthelittleprincesays“Thehouse,thestars,thedesert–whatgivesthemtheirbeautyissomethingthatisinvisible”Sometimesthesewordsnotonlymakemethinkdeeplybutalsoletmetouchdeeply.TheLittlePrincedriveseveryonetoreturnchildhoodtimeanddon’tgrowupanymore,butweallknowitisimpossible.Whatcanwedoisonlytokeepinnocent,kindandcleanheartaswegrowup.
ReadingReport——TheLittlePrinceI’mreadingabookcalledTheLittlePrincewrittenbyExupery,S.HewasborninLyonin1900.Hewasapilotduringhisearlylife.Unfortunately,hewasdiedattheageof44in1944whenhewascarryingouttheeighthflyingmission.AndTheLittlePrincewashismostfamousnovel.
Thisnoveltellsthestoryofthelittleprince,whocamefromtheasteroidknownasB-612.Thenarratormetthelittleprincewhenhecrashedinthedesert.Littlebylittle,helearnedmoreabouttheprincefromwordsdroppedbychance.Theplanetwassosmallthatnobodycouldgoveryfar.Asisseentoall,heownedaflowerandthreevolcanoes.Apparently,hewasveryearnest,honestandstubborn.Everytimeheputforwardaquestion,youcan’tignoreitandmustansweritinstantlytosatisfyhiscuriosity.Don’twanttowalkthroughthesequestionsseemedboringandmeaningless.Becausetheyweremoreimportantthanhowmuchyoursalaryis.Meanwhile,wecannotoverlookanothercharacter——theflowerlovedbythelittleprince.Itseemsridiculousthathefellinlovewithaflower,buttheirtrueloveismovinginfact.Atfirst,hewasattractedbyhercharmingappearance.However,shebegunveryquicklytotormenthimwithhervanity.Gradually,hehadsooncometodoubther.Finally,theybrokeup,whichhadtakenhimtotheearth.Buthestillcouldnotforgethisloverallthetime.
Themostmemorablematteristhatpeoplecouldnotunderstandthenarrator’sfirstdrawinguntilhedrewouteverydetail.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictorintheactofswallowingananimal.Tohisdisappointment,theythoughtitwasahat.Andafterseveraltimesofmodification,thesegrown-upsmadeouthisideaintheend.Butthelittleprincecouldunderstandthispictureatthebeginning.Inaconclusion,Ithinkitisbecausegrown-upsareshortofimaginationandtheirthoughtsarecomplicated.Theirheartsarenotpureanymore.Thisimpressedmealotiswhenyoupraiseabeautifulhouse,thesegrown-upscannotimaginehowwonderfulitisunlessyoutellthemthehousecosts$20,000.There’snodenyingthatitisaverysadtruth,however,alsoacommonphenomenon.Thereasonissoclearthateverybodyknowsit.Whatcanitbeexceptfortheirmoneyworship?Althoughtheymightknowitisbad,theyneverwanttochangetheactualitybecausethetemptationseemsimpossibletoresist.Asaresult,theybecomecomplicatedandonlycareaboutmoney.Theyusedtobepure,buttherealisticworldhaschangedthemgreatly.Ofcourse,wecannotshifttheresponsibilityontothem,becausethat’sitallthetime.Wemustmakeupourmindtochangethecurrentsituationthoroughly.Donotjustpayattentiontomoneyisveryimportant,andalsohardtocarryout.
Ithinkthisbookiswrittenforadultsinsteadofchildren.Onaccountofthedeepmeaningsbetweenthelines,innocentchildrenmaybecannotundersanditverywell.Sotheauthoraskedtheindulgenceofthechildrenwhomayreadthisbookfordedicatingittoagrown-up.Inmyopinion,thisbookisgoodforthosegrown-upswhohavelosttheirchildishness.Ihopetheycanfindthemselvesbyreadingthisnovel.
Inaword,thisbookisworthreading.
TheLittlePrincewhichwrittenbyAntoineDeSaint-Exuperytellsastoryincludingthelittleprincetravelstoseveralstarsinuniverse.Theauthorstressedmaintopicofbookbythecommunicationsbetweenthelittleprinceanddifferentgrown-upsindifferentstars.Inotherwords,thenovelexposessomebabdthingsforadultnaturethroughtheclearperceptionwhichonlyalittleboycanhave.
Nowletmerelatesummariesoftheplotstoyou.Atfirst,thelittleprincemeetsthenarratorofthenovel,apilot,andthelittleprincesharessomethingabouthisstarwiththepilot.Wecanseethatthelittleprinceisveryinnocentandloveshisrosewholovesthelittleprincetoo.Thenwhatwecanknowisthatthelittleprincepassestheking’sstar,theconceitedman’sstarthetippler’sstar,thebusinessman’sstar,thegeographer’sstar,thelamplighter’sstarsuccessively.Eventually,hearrivesatearthandmakesfriendswiththesnakeandfox.Thelittleprincemakesadeepimpressiononthepilotsothatthepilotstillthinksofhimfrequentlyafterhissuddendisappearance.Weallcanrealizethatsomeadultsareformalist,blind,conceited,utilitarian,false,selfish,numbandperplexedfromtheexperiencesofthelittleprince.Itseemsthatpeoplestopthepursuitoftruth,virtueandbeautybutthelittleprincedoesn’tstopit.
Thereisnodoubtthattheheroisthelittleprince.Thelittleprinceisanembodimentoftrue,virtueandbeauty.Heisanextremelypositiverole.HementionshisroseandhisvolcanoesalotoftimesduringhisjourneywhichisfromB-612toearth.Thatmeanshissincereaffectionforhisroseandhislongingforhomeland.Meanwhile,thelittleprinceshowshiskindnessashegetsalongwiththepilot,thesnake,thefoxanddifferentadults.Thelittleprincegiveshishonestadviceafterheknowsdifferentpeople’sstrangeactivities.Forexample,thelittleprincewouldliketohelplamplightertoextricatehimfromadifficultposition,sohetalkstolamplighter“Yourplanetissosmallthatthreestrideswilltakeyouallthewayaroundit.Tobealwaysinthesunshine,youneedonlywalkalongratherslowly.Whenyouwanttorest,youwillwalkandthedaywilllastaslongasyoulike.”Althoughtheadvicedoesn’tdothelamplightermuchgoodbecausewhatthelamplighterwantsistosleep.However,thesincerityandtheconcernthelittleprincehasmakepeople’sheartfeelwarm.Inthemeantime,thelittleprinceunfoldhisdeeplovefornaturethroughhisidea.Forexample,thenovelmentionsthat“whatthelittleprincedidnotdareconfesswasthathewassorrymostofalltoleavethisplanet,becauseitwasblesteveryday
with1440sunsets”Besidesthelittleprince’sbestfriendscoverplantandanimal,likerose,fox,snake.Infact,manypeoplesayTheLittlePrincebrightentheentireworld.Ithinkthatthereasonwhyitisainfluentialfairytaleisthatthelittleprincewhopossessessincerefeeling,friendlyattitude,innocenceandkindness.
Thewholenovelrevealsomebadcharactersofadultbutitisawarm-tonednovel.What’smoreimportant,theplantsandtheanimalsareabletothinkandspeakinthestory,sothestoryisveryvividandcolorful.Thisreasoninterestslotsofreaderstofocusthemselvesattentiononthestory.Whenhenarratesthestory,theauthorrelyonmanyroles’wordstoinformanumberofsense.Forinstance,thefoxsays“Andnowhereismysecret,averysimplesecret.Itisonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightlywhatisessentialisinvisibletotheeyes”,“Butifyoutameme,thenweshallneedeachother.Tome,youwillbeuniqueinalltheworld.Toyou,Ishallbeuniqueinalltheworld.”,thesnakesays“Itisalsolonelyamongmen”andthelittleprincesays“Thehouse,thestars,thedesert–whatgivesthemtheirbeautyissomethingthatisinvisible”Sometimesthesewordsnotonlymakemethinkdeeplybutalsoletmetouchdeeply.TheLittlePrincedriveseveryonetoreturnchildhoodtimeanddon’tgrowupanymore,butweallknowitisimpossible.Whatcanwedoisonlytokeepinnocent,kindandcleanheartaswegrowup.
Thelittleprince,intheprettylittlepersonistheembodimentofachild,hetotheselfish,vulgar,sophisticated,blindpursuitofadultsexhibitedthetothetrue,thegoodandtotheUnitedStates,tellstheresponsibility,friendship,trustandlove.
Heisarealprince,andtheheartofhisprinceislikeaninviolableholyplace,tryingtomaintainandmaintainhisideals,beliefsandpursuits.Heinfected"me"withhispersistenceandsincerity,andinfectedeveryreader.Hepurifiedthesoulsofthepeoplewiththewisdomandspiritoftheprince...TheprincesheartisnotthesameasSarahs.Itistheywhohavegivenusadeepbaptism.
Notonlyisthelittleprincecharming,butheisalsofullofpersonality.Heispolitetoaskquestions,tostudymodestly,topursueobstinately,tothinkbrieflyandtounderstanddeeply.Iimagine,musthavelightsvoiceashespoke,asifnotcaretosayananodynething,butpoutymouthandbrighteyes,letapersonfeelhisconfidenceandfreeandeasy;Iimagine,mustbeagodwithoutguidance,tothelittleboyoutofheaven,likeaspiritcametotheworldintothelittleprince,orisgodsentanangeltoguidesentientbeingsonearth;Ievenfeltthatthelittleprincehadactuallyexistedinmylife...
"Thelittleprince"hasgivenmeavarietyofassumptions,andletmecontinuetowriteabeautifulfairytalethatwillneverbefinished.
OncewhenIwassixyearsold,Isawamagnificentpictureinabook,calledTrueStoriesfromNature,abouttheprimevalforest.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictorintheactofswallowingananimal.Hereisacopyofthedrawing.
Inthebookitsaid:"Boaconstrictorsswallowtheirpreywhole,withoutchewingit.Afterthattheyarenotabletomove,andtheysleepthroughthesixmonthsthattheyneedfordigestion."
Ipondereddeeply,then,overtheadventuresofthejungle.AndaftersomeworkwithacoloredpencilIsucceededinmakingmyfirstdrowing,MyDrawingNumberOne.Itlookedlikethis:
Ishowedmymasterpiecetothegrown-ups,andaskedthemwhetherthedrawingfrightenedthem.
Buttheyanswered:"Frighten?Whyshouldanyonebefrightenedbyahat?"
Mydrawingwasnotapictureofahat.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictordigestinganelephant.Butsincethegrown-upswerenotabletounderstandit,Imadeanotherdrawing:Idrewtheinsideoftheboaconstrictor,sothatthegrown-upscouldseeitclearly.Theyalwaysneedtohavethingsexplained.MyDrawingNumberTwolookedlikethis:
Thegrown-upsresponse,thistime,wastoadvisemetolayasidemydrawingofboaconstrictors,whetherfromtheinsideortheoutsideanddevotemyselfinsteadtogeography,history,arithmeticandgrammar.Thatiswhy,attheageofsix,Igaveupwhatmighthavebeenamagnificentcareerasapainter.IhadbeendisheartenedbythefailureofmyDrawingNumberOneandmyDrawingNumberTwo.Grown-upsneverunderstandanythingbythemselves,anditsitiresomeforchildrentobealwaysandforeverexplainingthingstothem.
SothenIchoseanotherprofession,andlearnedtopilotairplanes.
Ihaveflownalittleoverallpartsoftheworld:anditisturethatgeographyhasbeenveryusefultome.AtaglanceIcandistinguishChinafromArizona.Ifonegetslostinthenight,suchknowledgeisvaluable.
InthecourseofthislifeIhavehadagreatmanyencounterswithagreatmanypeoplewhohavebeenconcernedwithmattersofconsequence.Ihavelivedagreatdealamonggrown-ups.Ihaveseenthemintimately,closeathand.Andhasntmuchimprovedmyopinionofthem.
WheneverImetoneofthemwhoseemedtomeatallclearsighted,ItriedtheexperimentofshowinghimmyDrowingNumberOne.whichIhavealwayskept.Iwouldtrytofindout,so,ifthiswasapersonoftrueunderstanding.But,whoeveritwas,he,orshe,wouldalwayssay:
"Thatisahat."
ThenIwouldnevertalktothatpeopleaboutboaconstrictors,orprimevalforest,orstars.Iwouldbringmyselfdowntohislevel.Iwouldtalktohimaboutbridge,andgolf,andpolitics,andneckties.Andthegrown-upswouldbegreatlypleasedtohavemetsuchasensibleman.
MainCharacters:Thelittleprince,thepilot,therose,thefox,thesnake,etc.
DespiteI"venotinmychildhoodyet,Istillpreferreadingfairy-talestories.Thetales,whichaccompanywithmeinmyolddays,oftenmakemethinkofsomepreciousexperienceandsensationwhichonlybelongtochildren.ThissummerI"vereviewthiskindoftale,whichwaspublishedin1940.It"stheworld-famousfairy-talebytheFrenchauthor,AntoinedeSt-Exupery,TheLittlePrince.
Asmanyotherfairy-tales,theoutlineofTheLittlePrinceisnotverycomplex.I,thenarratorofthestory,isapilotwhoseplanehassomethingwrongandlandsintheSahara.Inthisoccasion,thepilotmakestheacquaintanceofthelittleprince,alittleboyfromanotherplanet,theAsteroidB612.Thelittleprincehasescapedfromhistinyplanet,becausehehassomequarrelwitharose,whichgrowsonhisplanet.Inthatcasehelefthisownplanetandtookanexplorationatsomeneighborasteroids.
Onhisall-alonejourney,thelittleprincemeetsdifferentkindsofpeople,whichincludesaking,aconceitedman,atippler,abusinessman,alamplighterandageographer.Fromthesepeoplehegetsaconclusionthatthegrown-upsareveryodd.Followingtheinstructionofthegeographer,hedescendsintheSahara,ontheearth.
Travelingontheearth,thelittleprince,whoseesagardenoffive-thousandroses,isovercomewithastonishmentandsadness,asheconsidershisroseisuniqueintheuniversebefore.Atthattimeafoxappears.Thefox,whotellthelittleprinceaboutthemeaningofthewordtame,becomeshisnewfriend.Atthetimetosayfarewell,thefoxmakeshimknowthathisroseisuniquebecausesheishisroseandtamedbyhim.Fromthatthelittleprincebeginstotreasurefriendshipandberesponsibletohisrose.
Attheanniversarydayofhisdescentoftheearth,rejectingthepilot"sadvice,hegoesbacktohisownplanetbybiteofasnake.It"stoofar.Icannotcarrythisbodywithme.It"stooheavy.hesaid.Hetellshisfriend,thepilot,hemustberesponsibleforhisrose,sohehastogoback.Attheendtheauthordoesn"ttellustheendingdirectly.Maybeit"smoresignificantforustoimagine,andformore,thinkover.
Oneoftheimportantcharactersistherose.Growingontheplanet,sheisverybeautiful,buthercoquetryandvanitysufferthelittleprincealot.Inspiteoftheyloveeachother,hesoonbecomesunhappy.Onthetimeofhisdeparture,hejustknowsshecertainlyloveshim.Thecharacterofthelittleprinceactuallyrepresentsthechildren,andtheirnativethoughtsanddeeds.Onthecontrary,theinhabitantsontheotherplanets,suchastheking,thebusinessmanandtheconceitedman,theyalsoreflectthedefectsinthegrown-up"sworld.Therealthemeofthisfairy-talewithalittlesadness,Iguess,istheconsequenceofpureloveandfriendshipinourlives,butnotothersmattersofconsequenceofthegrown-ups.
Unbelievable,thislittlebookmovedmealot.Iseldomthinkaboutthetruemeaningofloveandlifebefore.Well,nowIcansay,withmyshortsixteen-year"slifeexperience,it"slikethestarsintheskythatlitmyheart.Thelittleprinceisnotonlyanordinaryfairy-taleforchildren,butalsoforgrown-ups,andourteenagers.Nevertheless,whenIreadthisbook,Ifeelalittlesadndash;aboutourselves,whomarelosingmoreandmoreinnocence.
TheLittlePrinceisataleforbothchildrenandadults.TheLittlePrinceisthestoryofamanwhocrasheshisairplaneintothedesertonlytomeetatravelingboyfromasmallplanet.Theboyinquiresabouttreesandsheep,shareshisjourneysandvariousencounters,andthenleaves.Yet,readingbetweenthelines,thestoryoffersamuchmorecomplex,eiching,satisfyingandeye-openingmoral:whatmattersinlifeislove-andcaringaboutsomeoneorsomethingandmaintainingthatrelationship.
Theprinceloveshisroseenoughtocareforiteverynightbyprotectingitwithaglassglobeandrequestingamuzzleforhissheep.Heknowsthattheroseisnaivewithonlyfourpurposelessthornsand,outofhisloyaltytoher,itishisdutytoprotecther.Likewise,thenarratorlovestheprinceandfeelsanobligationtosecurehissafejourneyhome.Ireadthisbookasachildandwasinfectedwithasenseofaweandanewfoundrespectforthewrittenwordanditspowertotouch,healandchangeperception.
Formyself,itaccomplishedtwothings;itinstilledinmeadesiretoonedaybecomeawriterandtouchotherswithmywordsandlikethenarratorofthestory,andAntoineDeSaint-Exupery(whoseownplanecrashissaidtohavebeenthebasisforthetale)itinstilledwithinmeahopethatonedaytheLittlePrincewillreturnandsomeonewillletmeknow.Whatisthemeaningofthistale?Easilysayingisthatthetaletalkaboutmanynormalthingslikemoralsandprinciplesandvaluesfromtwodifferentbutsuccessivewayaschildrenandadults.Asthenarratorsaidyoucanonlycatchadultsattentionbydescribingthepriceofsomethingorsayingthenumberofsomething.Itshardtomakeadultsfeellovelybythechildrensbeautifuldescribing.Thatisthereasonwhymanyadultsbelievethistaleisataleforadults.Beinginsincereandutilitarian,adultsconsiderusefulandkidsthinksinful.Freespiritandfreeheart,adultsconsiderabsurdandchildrenbelievenecessary.
Theamazingpointisthatthesetwodifferentbeliefsareheldbyonespecies--Human.Whenwewereyoung,wecouldseeanythingGodwantustosee.Butafterdecades,whatwecouldseewasonlysomethingweneedtosee.Therearesomanygoodthingsforchildrenandtheirimagination.Andtherearenotsomanythingsforadultsandtheirreality.
Today,Iread"thelittleprince"inthelibrary,deeplymovedbyit.
Thelittleprinceisanunearthlyfairy,livingonaB612asteroidthatisonlyabitbiggerthanhis.Hewasaccompaniedbyalittlerosethathelovedverymuch.Butthelittlerosesvanityhurtthelittleprincesfeelingsforhim.Thelittleprincesaidgoodbyetotheplanetandbeganhisjourneyintospace.Hewenttosixplanetssuccessively,andallkindsofobservationsmadehimsad.Hefeltthattheadultswereridiculousandabnormal.Onlyononeofthelightsontheplanetdidthelittleprincefindamantobeafriend.Buttheworldofthelamplighterissonarrowthathecannolongerbearanyonewholightshimself.
Undertheguidanceofthegeographer,thelonelylittleprincecametoearth.
Whenhecametoearth,thelittleprincediscoveredthatmanlacksimagination,andonlyknowshowtorepeatwhatothershavesaid,likeaparrot.LittleprinceismissingthelittleroseontheplanetB612.Later,thelittleprincemetafoxandbecameaclosefriendwithpatience.Thelittlefoxseesthenatureofthingsunseenbyhisowndeeds.Itisonlywiththeheartthathecanseeallthischaracteristicasagifttothelittleprince.Withthissecret,thelittleprincefoundthewateroflifeintheSaharadesertwiththestrickenpilot,andwiththehelpofthesnake,hereturnedtotheasteroidB612.
Afterreadingthisbook,Ifinallyrealizedwhatapureheartis.OntheplanetB612,thelittleprincewasdeeplyinlovewiththerosessoasnottoletthelittlerosebeeatenbythesheep.Healsoaskedthepilottodrawamaskforthesheep.Tohim,hislittleroseisdifferentfromalltherosesintheworld.Iftheflowersaregone,itisasifallthestarshavelosttheirluster.Whatasincerefeelingitis.Andthelittlefox,evenifthelittleprincehadleftit,hewouldalwaysrememberthecolorofthewheat.Inowknowthatadultsarenotalwaysright,aslongaswehaveapureheart,wecanfindwhatwearereallylookingfor.
Ilovethelittleprince.
ReflectingontheBeautyandComplexityofHumanRelationshipsinTheLittlePrince
TheLittlePrincebyAntoinedeSaint-Exupéryisathought-provokingandpoignantnovellathatexploresthecomplexityofhumanrelationshipsandthenatureoflove.
Asthelittleprincetravelsfromplanettoplanet,hemeetsarangeofinterestingcharacterswhoofferhiminsightintothemanywaysinwhichpeopleinteractandconnectwithoneanother.Fromtheconceitedmanwhocravesadmirationtothegeographerwhostudiestheworldfromafar,theprincelearnsaboutthemanywaysinwhichhumansviewandvaluetheirrelationships.
Yetdespitethemanydifferencesthatexistbetweenthecharacters,thebookremindsusoftheuniversalimportanceofhumanconnectionandthetransformativepoweroflove.Theprincesencounterwiththefox,forexample,isatouchingreminderofthevalueofbuildingdeepandmeaningfulrelationshipsandtherewardsoftakingthetimetotrulygettoknowsomeone.
Moreover,thebookencouragesustoreflectonthemanywaysinwhichwecanbetterconnectwithothersandbuildstronger,moreresilientrelationships.Theprincesjourneyprovidesuswithvaluableinsightsintotheimportanceoflistening,empathizing,andunderstandingtheperspectivesofothers,allofwhicharenecessaryingredientsforbuildinghealthyandfulfillingrelationships.Inconclusion,TheLittlePrinceisadeeplymovingandreflectivebookthatoffersreadersaglimpseintothecomplexityandbeautyofhumanrelationships.Itsthemesoflove,connection,andempathyareuniversalandtimeless,makingitastorythatwillresonatewithreadersofallagesandbackgrounds.Continuingfromthepreviousparagraphs,thebookalsotouchesuponthethemeoflossandtheinevitabilityofdeath.Theprincesdeparturefromhisownplanetandhiseventualreturntoit,aswellashisfriendshipwiththefox,remindusoftheimportanceofcherishingthepeopleandthingsweholddear,fortheymaynotalwaysbewithus.
Furthermore,TheLittlePrinceofferscommentaryonthenatureofadulthoodandthewayinwhichsocietycandampentheimaginativespiritofchildren.Theprincesencounterswithadultswhohavelosttouchwiththeirinnerchildserveascautionarytalesaboutthedangersoflosingtouchwithourcreativityandimaginationaswegrowolder.
OneofthemostmemorableaspectsofTheLittlePrinceisitsbeautifulandexpressivelanguage.Saint-Exupérysprosehasalyricalandpoeticqualitythatcapturesthewhimsyandwonderofthestory,makingitajoytoread.Moreover,thebookisfilledwithwhimsicalandcharmingillustrationsthatbringthecharactersandsettingstolife.
Inconclusion,TheLittlePrinceisatimelessandthought-provokingbookthatoffersreadersinsightsintothehumanexperience.Itsthemesoflove,courage,perseverance,andhumanrelationshipsareuniversalandresonatewithreadersofallages.Whetherreadasachildrensstoryorasacommentaryonthecomplexitiesofadulthood,TheLittlePrinceisabookthatwillstaywithreaderslongaftertheyhavefinishedreadingit.
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