The Lamp Lighter – stuck in the endless cycle of chores.The little prince sees that work should be a two-way street. The Business Man – endlessly counts all the stars and says he owns them and they make him rich.The prince has literally nothing to say about that. He’s ashamed that he drinks so he drinks to forget his shame. The Drunkard – the vicious cycle of shame.The little prince wonders “…what is there about my admiration that interests you so much? (pg 34).” The Vain Man – wants nothing more than to be admired constantly.(pg 31)” Or, when they were going to do it anyway. The King – talks about his control and power, but the little prince clearly sees that it’s just an illusion since he commands things under the “science of government, until conditions are favorable.To prove the little prince is right, here’s a numbered list of the types of adults he meets on each planet: The little prince describes grown-ups as loving numbers and asking questions to get to know someone where the answers are numbers instead of questions about things that matter (like getting to know their personality). I need to figure out why plants have thorns. Maybe as adults we simply stop questioning things because now we know science and math and stuff and we assume there’s nothing left to learn. The thorns don’t do any good and I hadn’t realized that. My instinct is to explain evolution or genetics. Here’s one that blew my mind – if sheep eat flowers with the thorns, then what good are thorns? I HAVE NO IDEA. And boy do I love a story that challenges my thinking. The little prince’s complete bewilderment at the behavior of adults challenged the way I think in so many ways. I found myself reflecting at the deeper story behind this prince and his cute travels to different planets. But as I’m laughing at the crazy adults and the crazy things they do, I had to stop for a second as it sank in that I do those crazy things, too. The almost condescending attitude towards adults and the jokes at their expense makes this book appealing to kids since they can relate to being baffled by grown-ups.
Reading The Little Prince was such a strange experience. His personal odyssey culminates in a voyage to Earth and further adventures. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behaviour through a series of extraordinary encounters. Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language.
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