Karylle Samantha Sotomango BSTM3-1A
The Little Prince
Plot
• The narrator discusses the nature of
grown-ups and their inability to
perceive important things. He shows
them a picture of a boa constrictor
that has eaten an elephant. A narrator
becomes an aircraft pilot and crashes
in the Sahara Desert, far from
civilization. A young boy nicknamed
"the little prince" asks the narrator to
draw a sheep, which the narrator
finally manages to draw.
• The prince of B 612, a house-sized
asteroid, recounts his life story while
the narrator attempts to repair his
plane. He describes his earlier days
cleaning the volcanoes and weeding
unwanted seeds and sprigs that infest
his planet's soil. The prince fell in love
with a vain and silly rose that began
growing on the asteroid's surface
some time ago.
• He resolved to leave the planet to
explore the rest of the universe, but
the rose apologized for failing to show
that she loved him. The prince has
visited six other planets, each
inhabited by a single, irrational,
narrow-minded adult, each meant to
critique an element of society. The
Theme Settings Characters
The story conveys the The settings of The 1. The Little Prince: The titular character of the
idea that true friendship Little Prince vary novella. He is a young boy who comes from an
and love can overcome throughout the story. In asteroid called B-612. He is curious,
even the most difficult the beginning, the imaginative, and kindhearted.
of circumstances. narrator is stranded in 2. The Narrator: The unnamed protagonist of
Through the story, the Sahara desert, and the story. He is a pilot who has crash-landed in
Saint-Exupéry also the majority of the the Sahara Desert and meets the Little Prince.
conveys the importance story takes place in the 3. The Fox: A fox that the Little Prince
of taking the time to desert. Later, the Little befriends in the desert. The fox teaches the
appreciate the beauty of Prince visits other Little Prince about life and the importance of
life and to remember planets, including Earth. friendship.
the simple joys of being 4. The Rose: A rose that the Little Prince
alive. meets on his asteroid. She is vain and
demanding, but the Little Prince loves her,
nonetheless.
5. The King: The king of the Little Prince's
asteroid. He believes he has total control over
his subjects and is constantly issuing decrees.
6. The Vain Man: The inhabitant of another
asteroid. He believes he is the most important
person in the universe and spends all his time
admiring himself.
7. The Drunkard: The inhabitant of another
asteroid. He is an alcoholic who is always
looking for a new drink.
8. The Lamplighter: The inhabitant of another
asteroid. He spends all his time lighting and
extinguishing his streetlamp.
 prince is recommended to visit Earth, 9. The Geographer: The inhabitant of another
where he meets a group of absurd asteroid. He is a scientist who is always
people who comprise just about the studying the stars
entire adult world. 10. The Businessman: The inhabitant of
• The prince landed in a desert and met another asteroid. He is obsessed with counting
several creatures, including a yellow stars and trying to own them.
snake and a desert flower. After
climbing the highest mountain, he saw
only the enormous, desolate
landscape. A railway switchman told
the prince that passengers on trains
were never satisfied with where they
were and never looked out of the
windows.
• The prince finds a well, saves them,
and talks to the snake about returning
home and seeing his rose again. He
tells the narrator not to watch him
leave, as it will upset him, and then
walks away and allows the snake to
bite him. The next morning, the
narrator is unable to find the prince's
body, and leaves the desert. It is left
up to the reader to determine if the
prince returned home or died