Chris+Meyer-+Little+Prince+Essay

= = Finished!!! =** Antoine de Saint-Exupery published __The Little Prince__ in 1943. He wrote about how a little prince from a faraway asteroid traveled to other asteroids, visiting the interesting characters that lived there, eventually landing on Earth. The prince learned a lot from his experiences, eventually realizing how much of a difference there is between adults and children. Not only do they differ in appearance and lifestyle, but also in personality. **=
 * When looking at the cover of __The Little Prince__, you would think that the book was written with the intention of pleasing children. Even flipping through the pages, seeing the various illustrations and the kid friendly characters, the same idea would still apply. However, once you’ve actually read the book, you will begin to understand that Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote __The Little Prince__ with much deeper meaning then most people would have expected. I first began to comprehend this when the prince visited the first asteroid. There, he was introduced to the King. When the King first saw the prince approaching, he immediately addressed him as “subject”. I found this strange. So did the prince. Throughout the conversation between the King and the prince, the King gloated to the prince about everything and everyone he controlled, including the sun. The little prince found this odd because as the King gloated about everyone he controlled, the prince realized that the King was the only one of his asteroid. This was when the author began to show the difference between adult and children’s thinking. **
 * Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote __The Little Prince__ to show that adult's thinking is "boring" and "unimaginative". One example of this was in the beginning of the book when the pilot talked about his childhood drawings. When he was little, the pilot loved to draw pictures of boa constrictors that had swallowed an elephant whole. However, when he showed his art work to any adult, they instantly commented on his drawing of a hat. This showed that the children had a wild imagination of all of the interesting possibilities that his drawing could be while the adults realistically saw his drawing as a hat. This was showing the author’s point that when you develop into an adult, you lose all imagination in your thinking and your decision making becomes very rational. I would agree with the author's opinion. I feel that once an adolescent becomes an adult and starts paying their own bills and supporting a family, their decision making becomes less about themselves and more about their family. That is why adults think rationally. They do what is necessary to support their family. However, when any adolescent becomes an adult, they develop the rational thinking, even if they do not have a family. Their mindset is less about fun and more about paying bills and going to work. That is why adults lose their imagination when they get older. Frankly, if adults didn't lose their imaginational thinking, then society would not run smoothly because no one would want to work and everyone would only do what they found enjoyable. **
 * As you can see, __The Little Prince__ has a much deeper meaning then most people would assume. It was an interesting book that left me thinking as to whether or not I agreed with Antoine de Saint-Exupery's opinion. In the end, I realized that even though the book was published in 1943, most of his points are still valid today. **

Chris--I find this to be a good "beginning" to an essay on the topic. I feel you stopped just as you got to the heart of the matter. Your opening paragraphs are good--leading to the main point, but then, I felt you never got any deeper. What does the King's action have to do with the topic? Be specific in going back to explain the reference. How is the king's thinking adult-like? Use other examples to make your point--it falls flat. Sorry--I think ou could have done so much more with this. You just scratched the surface.