Only on a planet of lamplighters did the little prince find a friend. But the world of the lamplighter is very narrow, and there is no room for a second person except the lamplighter and himself. Under the guidance of geographers, the lonely little prince came to the earth where human beings lived. The little prince found that human beings lack imagination and only repeat what others have said like parrots. The little prince misses the little roses on his planet more and more now.
Later, the little prince met a little fox. The little prince conquered the little fox with patience and became close friends with it. The little fox gave the little prince the secret in his heart-the essence of things is invisible to the naked eye, and everything can only be seen with his heart-as a gift.
With this secret, the little prince found the spring of life with the pilot in distress in the Sahara desert. Finally, with the help of the snake, the little prince left the earth and returned to his asteroid B6 12.
Extended introduction
1, narrator
The narrator of this novel is a pilot. He told the story of the little prince and their friendship. The pilot told the reader frankly that he was a visionary and he was not used to being an overly practical adult. Instead, he likes to get along with children, who are very natural and likable. The pilot was forced to land in the Sahara desert because of plane trouble, where he met the little prince.
The pilot wrote this story to calm his sadness of parting with the little prince. What happened to the little prince made the pilot sad and cheered himself up.
2. Little Prince
The novel is named after the little prince, who is a mysterious and lovely child. He lives on an asteroid named B-6 12 and is the only resident on that asteroid. The little prince left his planet and traveled in the universe with his beloved rose, and finally came to the earth. In the Sahara desert, the little prince met the narrator of the novel, the pilot, and became good friends with him.
In the novel, the little prince symbolizes the hope, love, innocence and childlike wisdom buried in each of us. Although the little prince met many people during his trip, he never stopped thinking about roses.
3. Fox
The little prince saw a fox in the desert. The clever fox asked the little prince to tame it. Although the fox is more knowledgeable of the two, he makes the little prince understand the essence of life. The secret that the fox told the little prince was: only by looking with your heart can you see clearly; It is separation that makes the little prince miss his rose more; Love is responsibility.
4. roses
Don't understand love, slightly "melodramatic" flowers. She loves, depends on and longs for the little prince, but her own personality defects prevent her from fully expressing her friendship with the little prince, which leads to the little prince's departure. But in the days when he left, the little prince always had flowers in his heart. She spent a long time with the little prince, symbolizing troublesome but beautiful love.
5.snakes
The snake was the first character the little prince met on earth. It was he who finally bit the little prince and sent him back to heaven. The snake told the little prince that he was lonely on the earth, which made the little prince feel that the snake was weak. But the snake told the little prince that he held the secret of life. He also told the little prince that he spoke like a riddle because he knew all the answers.
In the book, the snake seems to be an absolute authority and an eternal mystery, which reminds people of the biblical story: Adam and Eve were lured by snakes to steal the forbidden fruit and were expelled from the Garden of Eden.
6. astronomers
The Turkish astronomer mentioned in Chapter 4 first discovered an asteroid named B-6 12 through a telescope in 1909. The narrator believes that the little prince is from this planet. When a Turkish astronomer first showed his discovery at an international astronomical conference, no one believed him because of his Turkish clothes.
A few years later, he put forward the same argument in an elegant suit. This time, everyone echoed his opinion. The two different treatments of Turkish astronomers exposed the dangers of ignorant people's xenophobia and narrow nationalism.
7.the king
The king is the only resident of the first small planet 325 visited by the little prince after he left his own planet. The king said that he ruled everything, and his rule must be respected and disobeyed; However, in fact, he is just a hollow reputation. He can only let others do what others want to do.
8. a vain person
The vain man lives on the second planet visited by the little prince. He insisted that everyone worship him. Vanity turns a deaf ear to other people's opinions, and all they hear is praise.
9, drunkard
The drunkard is the third person the little prince met after he left home. The prince asked him why he was drunk all day, and the drunkard replied that it was to forget his embarrassing things. What embarrassed him? Because I have been drinking all day.
10, merchant
The businessman is the fourth person the little prince met, a funny adult. He sat there counting his own stars, too busy to even look up. He thinks having a star makes him rich. However, he didn't do anything useful for the star. Although the little prince met hopeless adults, businessmen were the only adults that the little prince criticized.
1 1, lighter
The lamplighter is the fifth person the little prince meets, and it is also a complicated image. At first, the lamplighter seems to be another ridiculous adult; However, his selfless dedication was praised by the little prince. The lamplighter was the only adult who thought he could be friends before the little prince came to earth.
12, geographer
The geographer is the sixth and last person that the little prince met before he reached the earth. Geographers seem to be very knowledgeable. He knows where there are oceans, rivers, cities, mountains and deserts.
But he doesn't know his own planet, and he refuses to explore it himself, because that's an explorer's business. He suggested that the little prince visit the famous earth.
13, switch operator
The little prince met a switchman on earth. The switchman dispatches the coming and going trains. The train carries adults who will never be satisfied with their position. He agreed with the little prince that only children can appreciate and enjoy the beauty of train running.
14, supplier
The vendor that the little prince met on the earth to quench his thirst. You don't need to drink water after taking this medicine, and you can save 53 minutes a week. It symbolizes that the modern world has taken a crooked shortcut because of its excessive emphasis on saving time. The little prince said that he would rather spend that time leisurely looking for a well.
15, desert flower with only three petals.
Flowers with three petals grow alone in the desert. Occasionally, when I saw a caravan passing by, I mistakenly told the little prince that there were only six or seven people on the earth and there were no roots. They are just so lonely and helpless, falling with the wind.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-little prince