The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Book Analysis)

This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as an examination of the importance of the story’s symbolism. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 22-page reading guide is structured as follows:

• Biography of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• Presentation of The Little Prince
• Summary of The Little Prince
• Character study
  • The little prince
  • The narrator
  • The rose
  • The fox
  • The snake
  • The inhabitants of the planets
• Analysis of The Little Prince
  • A symbolic work
  • An initiatory journey
  • A criticism of the modern world

About The Little Prince

The Little Prince is one of the most popular books ever published: it has been translated into some 300 languages and dialects, and has sold over 140 million copies worldwide to date. It tells the story of a pilot stranded in the desert and his encounter with a young prince who has fallen to earth from space. The boy tells the pilot the story of his life and the creatures he encountered as he explored a series of different planets, resulting in a narrative with a profound symbolic and philosophical dimension.

About Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a French novelist, poet, journalist and pilot. He wrote several novels, many of which were autobiographical, as well as the story for which he is best known, The Little Prince. He also had a pioneering role in the development of international postal flight thanks to his work for the French organisation Aéropostale. His aviation work took him to many different countries, including Morocco and Argentina. He vanished in 1944, when his plane disappeared during a reconnaissance mission off the coast of Corsica during the Second World War.