The Little Prince
The Little Prince is one of my
favorite characters of all books. First of all, because it was the first book I
ever read, so I have special memories about it. Second, I really like the way
he is. He is so curious; however, he is a shy little guy. I guess I used to
feel somehow related to those characteristics. I like that he is always wanting
to know the reason of things, he is always asking questions; I like how he
insists so much in order to get what he wants, and above all, I love the way he
found out the meaning of friendship. Tame was the word the author used; I found
that scene very captivating. I really enjoyed reading The Little Prince as much
as I did about almost thirteen years ago when I first read it.
The
Prince got to know all sorts of people, people who forgot about the little meaningful
things on life. At first he met a king who was alone; however, he felt the
universe belonged to him; then he found a conceited man who never listened to
anything but praise; then there was a tippler who drank in order to forget he
was a tippler, he lived unwillingly to change his addiction; later, in the next
planet, the Little Prince found a business man who was so busy trying to own
everything that he never enjoyed anything; in the next stop the Little Prince
met a lamp-lighter, a good man, but his planet shrunk from time to time, so
there was no room for anybody but himself; finally he met a geographer, a man
who had never explored, a man who had never left his desk. All those types of
people inhabit Earth as well, each one live like they inhabit their own planet,
alone, each one so busy on their own ambitions that they have forgotten about
happiness and companionship. Although the Little Prince didn´t understand any
of the men he knew, he practically met all type of personas.
The
Little Prince, through his journey, shows the valuable things in life. The Little
Prince´s most valuable possession was a rose. On the outside his rose was just
like any other rose; however, the time they spent together, the time he wasted
on her made that rose completely different to any other rose. Such thing: time
wasted on something or someone, memories, words…; that´s what makes someone or
something really valuable. “…What is essential is invisible to the eye”;
therefore, happiness, worth and value are not in what we see with our eyes but
they are in what we feel with our heart. That is, indeed, the most valuable
truth in life.
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This was a paper I presented for some English class. I found the paper last night in some folders...
"Your comments are very inspiring!!!" was my teacher´s comment -yet I got a nine lol I had four spelling mistakes haha
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