Christina+M--Little+Prince

__ The Little Prince __
==== A Little Prince might be seen as a naïve child to adults but I see him as a very wise boy. As he traveled afar from his asteroid, he embarked on odd adventures and discovered new things. Among his journey he met 6 different characters, 8 including the pilot and the fox, although they didn’t live on an asteroid like the others. Two characters, I found very peculiar. They all had a great impact on the little prince’s adventures, but the tippler and the lamplighter had the most. ====

==== The little prince’s visit with the tippler was “a very short visit, put it plunged the little prince into deep dejection.” When he arrived he saw the tippler sitting silently with a collection of empty and full bottles. In their conversation the tippler admits to him that he is drinking, drinking to forget. The confused prince asks what he is trying to forget. The tippler says to forget he is ashamed, ashamed of the fact he is drinking. The little prince leaves the asteroid bewildered. I think with this asteroid and tippler, the little prince is educated in the vicious cycle the tippler caught him in. He put his entire life into alcohol which was only killing him slowly. In society today there are many situations like this. People try to cover their pain with materialistic items in life such as drugs or alcohol. __Which only add to the problem causes them more pain to try and cover, which leads them back to the objects that are causing the problem, do you see the cycle?__ ====

==== The lamplighter was what I believe the little princes favorite asteroid of all. He states, “I follow a terrible profession. In the old days it was reasonable. I put the lamp out in the morning, and in the evening I light it again.” To the little prince the lamplighter work at least had some meaning. When he lights his street lamp, it is as if he brought one more star to life, or one flower. When he puts out his lamp, he sends the flower or the star to sleep. To the prince this is a beautiful profession, and since it is beautiful it is truly useful. The only thing is that as the years go by the planet has started to turn more rapidly for the lamplighter causing the days to go by every minute. Therefore once every minute he has to turn his lamplight on and off the next. As the little prince watched him, he felt that he loved his lamplighter who was so faithful to his orders. In conclusion to the little prince’s observations I think he could see that just as the tippler the lamplighter has caught himself in a vicious cycle. __The different between the tipplers and the lamplighters though is that the tippler’s was caused of depression, when the lamplighter’s was caused of ignorance. His role in society compares to how adults sacrifice their joy and comfort to ther responsibilities.__ ====

==== In conclusion, the prince learned many unique and life changing lesions from every single asteroid and character he visited. I shared my views about the two characters I feel had the most impact out of all the asteroids. The characters I chose showed the little prince two examples of vicious cycles which included ignorance and shame. The tippler was too caught up in his own shame of his own actions he is blind to the soulition being thrown in his face. Yet why are so many people in society faced with this exact situation? The tippler got too caught up in what he believed people expected him too do, but when you look at the tipplers profession it seems trivial and unnessecary. Maybe thats what the author is trying to show us. That adults focus too much on what they think matters when it doesnt. That it isnt as complicated as everyone makes it out to seem. That the advice for the adults we call workoholics, is the same advice were screaming in our head at the lamplighter. The advice that can solve the tipplers troubles are the same solution we tell ourselves everyday, to just stop. Thats why in this book we cannot help but admire children, and pity adults, the author gives us clear examples as to the reasoning for adult conflicts. That they are so blinded with what they call reality that they ccannot see the obvious or simplicity any longer like children can. ====

==== Christina--You started well with the use of the quote about the tippler imbedded in your second paragraph--nice job. Your points about the two men are good ones, but I'm not sure I agree with the lamplighter being ignorant. Ignorant of what? I think if you'd explained a bit more, I would understand. You also need to more fully explain what you mean with the connection to society today. The first sentence underlined is a bit awkward--too many ideas in one sentence. The second section underlined is where you need to explain more of what you mean--I don't quite get it. Also, I think in the last paragraph, you mixed up the tippler and the lamplighter --is it the tippler's occupation that is trivial? or the lamplighter's? The point is lost with that --you once again need to explain all your comments. Overall, you got the points, but they just need to be made more clearly. ====