The Little Prince as Allegory
The Little Prince is an allegory, you say? What does that mean, exactly? Well, let’s dig deeper and find out. (By the way, this is exactly what the fox would want us to do: to look beyond the obv...
The People the Prince Meets
You might be wondering why these weirdos are filed under “Symbols” as well as under “Character Analysis.” After all, technically they’re people. They have roles they play—and, you could...
Stars
Stars show up over and over again in The Little Prince. No, not the kind the paparazzi chase. The twinkle-twinkle kind.There are more stars in this book than we can see in our city sky, for sure. L...
Water
Since the book’s setting is the Sahara Desert, water becomes important in this book through its absence. Water is very rare in the desert, and yet people need water to survive. So, any water one...
The Baobabs
The baobabs are giant plants that grow on the prince’s planet. They start off as tiny weeds, but if not uprooted and discarded when they are little, they firmly take root and can even cause a pla...