Little Prince Study Guide
Examine the first two drawings on the first two pages. What is the responses of the adults? Is this typical? What does this dynamic point to about the importance of vision and understanding in this book?
The response of the adults is that they can see a bat and not a boa constrictor. Yes it is typical because grownups do not understand anything childish. It shows us there are two types of visions. The one of the adults and the one of the children.
What are the dynamics in this first chapter? Does this tension continue through the book ?
The adults don’t understand his drawing and himself, he had to learn geography, history, math and grammar. He does still have the same vision of the children even though he is an adult.
What is the significance of the opening lines in chapter 2? “Now he is grown up. Again we are remembering the past. This time what are the circumstances of the main incident?
In the opening lines we learn that he was alone most of his life because no one understood him. The main circumstances were that he crashed in the Sahara desert and that’s where he met the little prince.
What is the difference between the seemingly rejection of the authors drawing of a sheep and the rejection he experienced of his “drawing 1”?
The difference is that the little prince understood his drawings. The little prince encouraged him while the adults did not.
Why do you think the little prince says, “That is exactly the way I wanted it” (10)?
He did not not want a drawing of a sheep. He wanted a drawing of a box so he could imagine the sheep the way he wanted it.
Why does the narrator draw a picture of a boa constrictor eating an elephant for the little prince? How is his reaction different?
The narrator realizes that the little prince thinks just like him. The importance of someone is whats on the inside; in the boa or in the box. When he draws the boa eating the elephant the reaction is the same as the little prince and the box.
Fully describe the appearance of the Little prince. Where does the little prince come from?
The little prince is a blonde boy no older than 12 years old. He comes from a planet no bigger than house.
How would adults refer to the Little Prince’s Planet? Who discovered the planet and how did he get his sighting approved by the International Astronomical congress?
The little princes planet is refered to asteroid B612 and was discovered by a Turkish astronomer in 1909. No one had believed him because the way he was dressed. Adults are just like that. He repeated his demonstration in 1920 in a very elegant suit, they then believed him.
How does the narrator expand on the dynamic between adults and children in Chapter 4?
The narrator expands on dynamic between the two types by saying that Adults don’t believe you unless you use cold facts with numbers and look very professional.
Where do Baobobs come from? How does the little prince take care of Baobobs on his planet? What is the symbolism behind the tree? Are the baobobs an example of an allusion?
Baobobs come from Africa, The little prince pulls Baobobs regularly on his planet. The symbolism is that baobobs stand for unpleasant things because there such a pest.
Why does the Little prince think his flower is so special and unique? Describe the little prince’s devotion to the little prince.
He thinks she is so special b/c she is so lovely. He is very devoted to the flower and does whatever she says.
Describe the rose’s character. How does she feel about her situation and her young caretaker? What is the symbolism of the Rose?
The rose does love him but she is selfish and likes him b/c he will do anything for her. The rose is a symbolism of an adult.
Passage of the red faced-gentlemen; How does the little prince compare to the man’s obsessions with numbers to ask about a rose’s thorns? Why is the Little princes question (something serious)? How was the pilot’s first use of the phrase “something serious an oxymoron?
He compares him to the Roses thorn’s by saying it is no more important than the amount of thorns he is adding up. It is an oxymoron b/c he says its serious but he refers to is as only something.