Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

the woods of northern California. To help us become one with nature and to feel closer to God, our leaders had us turn in our phones on the bus ride up and did not give them back until about an hour into our trip home. This renunciation of my phone placed me in a form of isolation that was reminiscent to the common theme of solitude that author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry experienced and discussed in his memoir, Wind, Sand and Stars. I had never gone without my phone for an extended period of time before this trip so I found my experience…

“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…

Childhood, Immortality and the Little Prince One of the reasures I inherited from my grandmother “Nanný” when she passed, was a soft copy of The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) by Antone de Saint-Exupéry. It is a beautiful 1946 edition in French with original illustrations. This tome has been read, that I know, by at least five generations in my family (my daughters included) in its original language. This Little book of les tan 100 pages is the fourth most translated book in history; it has…

“On n’est jamais content là ou l’on est.” These words from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novel Le Petit Prince relays in my head while I stare blankly out of the train’s frosted window. The world outside seems like an infinite hole of darkness, everything seems barren and monotonous. I crave to feel the vivacity of what the world had been. My enduring travel through the night causes me to grow famished. But alas, I only have a stale cereal bar. The blandness of my snack sits on my tongue while I…

‘Le Petit Prince’ consists of many different kinds of relationship, comprising the relationship between the little prince and the fox, the prince and the rose, and most importantly, his relationship with the pilot – who acts as the story’s narrator whilst representing the author himself, Saint- Exupéry. Through the little prince’s story of his journey from planet to planet and the relationships he forms along the way Saint-Exupéry expresses the book’s two main themes: love and friendship. The…

The Little Prince, by Antione de Saint Exupéry, isn't an ordinary story. In fact, it was tailored for the child inside of us, but even as grow-ups we can't seem to understand it fully. However, Saint Exupéry's use of Archetypal theory, the hero's journey in specific, assists the reader throughout the story and eventually reveals the meaning of it. There are conflicting opinions on who exactly goes on this heroic journey. In my opinion, it's only the the little prince: the pilot on the other…

A young boy riding a camel with the caravan, hoping to across the Sahara Desert in search of his Personal Legends. This image gives a concise and precise description of the theme in the book "Alchemist". The Alchemist is a book Written by Paulo Coelho that elaborates the journey of a young shepherd named Santiago, who decides to give up all his possessions and travel to the Pyramids in Egypt in search of treasure after his magical dream. Through his adventure, he was able to experience about…

Life is a lot better with friends and establishing good relationships between each other is what eliminates loneliness. This situation can be explored in the excerpt “The Little Prince” by Antoine De Saint-Exupery, “Of Mice and Men“ by John Steinbeck and my own personal experience. It is absolutely true that establishing ties can eliminate loneliness and make life more meaningful. Through the expert “The Little Prince” by Antoine De Saint-Exupery, the prince and fox identify how having a…

Little Prince asks the pilot to draw him a sheep. Since the pilot had only drawn two drawings in his entire life (a boa constrictor from the outside and a boa constrictor from the inside), he was really confused. When the pilot drew the first sheep, the Little Prince rejected it saying the sheep was too sickly. For the second sheep the Little Prince said, "That is not a sheep. That is a ram. It has horns." (Antoine de Saint Exupèry, page 9). He also rejected the third sheep saying that the sheep…

“So I lived my life alone , without anyone I could really talk to…” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a French pilot and essayist, a genuine hero who took a gander at experience and threat with artist's eyes －sometimes from the perspective of a child. Saint-Exupéry's most well known work is The Little Prince (1943), with his own delineations. It has turned into one of the classics of childrens' writing of the twentieth century. In any case, this novel is not a tale for kids yet for…