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HosamShemis- Little Prince Essay

//__**Little Prince Essay- Topic#1**__//

Another character the little prince meets with is the concieted man from asteroid 326. There is a major difference between the concieted man and the lamplighter, because the concieted man shows interest in only himself. From the early conversations between the little prince and the concieted man, the concieted man continues to ask, " Do you admire me?" This shows the shallowness and immaturity of the concieted man. Also, the concieted man tells the little prince to clap his hands and as he does the concieted man raises his hat and salutes the little prince. In the short visit between the little prince and the concieted man the prince asks, "How does the hat come off?" The little prince is not heard, because the concieted man is busy adressing himself, and it is stated that concieted people never hear anything other than they're admiration. This shows the difference between the lamplighter and the concieted man. I believe the concieted man symbolizes vanity, because he does not care for anyone but himself and shows only excessive pride in himself and his appearance. I believe the lesson the little prince learned in speaking with the concieted man is that it is important to appreciate other people, and to not care so much about your appearance and qualities.**
 * In __the Little Prince__ by Antoine de Saint Exupery, the little prince visits different asteroids and encounters unique, and strange characters. One of the characters he meets with is the lamplighter from asteroid 329. He also meets with the conceited man from asteroid number 326. These two characters who inhabit planets are extremely opposites. The lamplighter man is quoted as saying, " I follow a terrible profession." I believe it is true when he says he follows a terrible profession, because he must light a lamp every time his planet rotates around the sun. Unfortuanetly the lamplighters planet is so small that he must light the lamp every minute and close it every minute. Although it is an unfortunate occupation he continues to do it and, unlike the previous characters the little prince meets with he does something for someone other than himself. Even though the job is difficult and interferes with his free time the lamplighter does not see his occupation as pointless. I believe that the lamplighter is symbolized as ignorance. This is true because not only is there nobody on the asteroid, but also the lamplighter does not have a ruler yet he continues to do his profession. After speaking with the lamplighter, I believe that the little prince has learned the lesson of keeping your morales straight, and not allowing anyone to take advantage of you.

Hosam--You have some interesting points, but I feel they are not made as strongly as they could have been. First of all, you have this as all one long run-together paragraph. Organize it in a better way. Also, I don't totally understand the point of the lamplighter not having his morals straight. You said he does this for others, so why are the morals wrong? You need further explanation. You also need to connect the characters to people in society today.