1. 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?
2. Discuss the themes of time and death in The Little Prince. How does the prince learn to appreciate the time he has with his loved ones better, and how does it affect his relationships with them?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. 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?
3. 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?
Some people that don’t have as much of a creative thinking hat think that the drawing is a hat. These are most adults that don’t have the time to deal with silly drawings of a child. They think that their work or whatever they have to do at hand is more important than comprehending what the kid has drawn. So the adults just quickly pass by not thinking about the true meaning. But for some adults and most children, take the time to appreciate the beauty of certain…
4. The rose is not really nice, but she does not have bad intentions for the prince. The rose doesn’t tell the little prince that she loves him because she has too much pride and does not want to show softness. But the little prince still loves the rose because he likes her company and likes taking care of her, even if she is arrogant.
5. The fox is eager to be tamed by the prince because the prince seems different from the other men. Even though the fox knows how to tame himself, he needs someone else to do it for him because if the fox takes care of himself, then he will not actually be tame to anyone…
1. The prince wanted to go back to his planet because he realized how special the rose is. Even though he and the pilot became good friends, the rose was very important to him, so he decided to look for his rose. I think it interprets that he committed himself as suicide because he realized his fault and sacrificed for the rose.
2. After he ran away from his planet, he learned how it was important to spend time with a rose. He learned to appreciate the time he had spent with a rose, and it made the relationship stronger. He didn't fear death because seeing the rose was more important to him than his death.
3. Some people see…