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1. Saint-Exupéry wrote The Little Prince in New York as World War II raged in Europe, and after his homeland had been captured by the Nazis. Are there any symbols that are particularly evocative of war and exile?

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2. What differentiates adults from children in The Little Prince? Is the distinction simply one of age, or is it based on something else?

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3. When the narrator and the prince search for a well, the narrator appears finally to understand the lessons that the prince has related to him. What does this say about the morals of the novel?

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4. Why does the little prince want to return home? Why isn’t his friendship with the pilot enough to make him stay? Can the way he returns to the heavens be interpreted as a suicide?

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6. Why do some people see Drawing Number One as a simple hat, while others think it represents an elephant inside a boa constrictor? What is the meaning of these different perspectives?

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7. Discuss the rose’s behavior. Why doesn’t the rose tell the little prince that she loves him? Why does he continue to love her?

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8. Why is the fox so eager to be tamed by the little prince? If he already knows how to tame himself, why does he need someone else to do it for him?

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9. Symbols and metaphors are present throughout The Little Prince. Find at least four symbols or metaphors. Why do you think Saint-Exupéry choose to tell this story in such figurative language?

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10. Fully describe the appearance of the Little Prince.


11. From where does the Little Prince come? What is it like?


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12. The Little Prince is both child-like and mature. Explain the
contrast and how it is shown in the book.



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13. Why does the Little Prince think his special flower is unique?


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14. Why does the Little Prince leave his planet?


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15. What seven people does the Little Prince meet on his travels
before he arrives on Earth? What does he learn from each of
them?



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B

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D

E

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D

16. What is the first creature that the Little Prince meets on earth?
What does it tell the Little Prince? Why does this become
important later in the book?



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17. What does the Little Prince realize when he sees the Garden of
Roses? How does he feel about this?



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18. What does the Fox teach the Little Prince?


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19. Where does the Little Prince meet the narrator?


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20. What is the first thing that the Little Prince asks the narrator to
do?



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21. Why does the narrator draw a picture of a boa constrictor
eating an elephant for the Little Prince? How is the Prince's
reaction to the drawing different from that of most adults?


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22. Why is the water drawn from the desert well more than
ordinary water?



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23. In what ways is the Little Prince a Christ figure?


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24. When and why does the narrator write the book about the
Little Prince?



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25. What is the main theme of the book and how is it developed?


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26. What are the common traits in the narrator and the Prince?
What do you think brings them together?

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