The Little Prince By Antoine De Saint Exupéry

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” The book, ‘The Little Prince’, incredibly written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a philosophical story that highlights on a child’s perspective in life contrasted with an adult’s perspective. A strange and wonderful story for all ages that also features superb illustrations made by the author himself. Although, the story book was likely made for children it conveys a lot of messages to the adults and life lessons we may learn in the traits of the characters and in the concept of “love and friendship” in life. The story begins when the pilot or the narrator encounters the little prince when his plane crashed in the Sahara Desert and together they travelled through different planets and eventually developed their friendship along the way as they taught each other life lessons. The little prince talks to him about his insights concerning adults. Early in his life, the pilot had explained that his dream to be an artist was crushed because of a drawing he made as a child of a boa constrictor swallowing an elephant which was not recognizable by the adults. The pilot recalls his disappointments with so-called grownups who were only interested in the things …show more content…
The language and themes can cruise over the minds of youth, casual booklovers, but there is nothing unsuitable for young readers. The little prince permits himself to be bitten by a venomous snake, which some teens might view as suicide even though the author explains that the prince isn't dead. It contains poetic language, symbolic scenes, and philosophical discussions that could appeal to older audiences. On a personal note, The Little Prince is one of the best classic novels I’ve ever read. There is a film recently released and I strongly recommend reading the book first before watching