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An Introduction

An Introduction. Author Background. Antoine De Saint-Exupery Born in France in June of 1900 Was a writer, French Aviator, and war hero In 1935, Saint-Exupery crashed his plane in the Sahara desert; he was rescued after days wandering

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An Introduction

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  1. An Introduction

  2. Author Background • Antoine De Saint-Exupery • Born in France in June of 1900 • Was a writer, French Aviator, and war hero • In 1935, Saint-Exupery crashed his plane in the Sahara desert; he was rescued after days wandering • Flew dangerous war missions after France was invaded in World War II • Wrote the Little Prince in 1940 • In 1944, his plane was shot down during a war mission.

  3. Book Background • The three most popular books in the 20th century — the Holy Bible, Muslim Koran, and The Little Prince • It is the story of a child written for grown-ups. • The novel initially opens with a pilot who crashes his plane in the middle of the desert. Remind you of someone?

  4. Illustrations The novel is filled with illustrations which give the book a childlike quality

  5. Book Background • The pilot meets the Little Prince, a traveler from a far away planet who becomes the pilot’s friend.

  6. Major Characters: The Little Prince • A pure and innocent traveler. • His childlike behavior is contrasted with different adult characters. • Believes the search for answers is more important than the answers themselves.

  7. Major Characters: The Pilot (Narrator) • An adult, but used to be an imaginative child. • He serves as the prince’s confidant and relays the prince’s story to us.

  8. Major Characters: The Rose • She is vain and naïve, but the prince still loves her because he has spent so much time caring for her. • A symbol of universal love, encompassing both human characteristics of good and bad.

  9. Major Characters: The Fox • He is both the Prince’s pupil and instructor. • His encounter with the little prince displays an ideal friendship.

  10. Major Characters: The Snake • A biblical allusion • He represents the unavoidable phenomenon of death.

  11. Literary Terms to Know • Allegory – A literary work with more than one level of meaning • Symbol – An object with a deeper level of meaning • Flashback – An interruption in the chronological sequence of a story by the narration of events which occurred earlier

  12. Closing How much has your prediction come true? Write 2-4 sentences (on the back of your story impressions worksheet) explaining whether your prediction was correct or incorrect, and cite one example from the text which supports it.

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