The book review

When I was a child, the little prince lightened my little soul for the first time. At that time, all I had think about this book was that it was an imaginary but a little sad story. What impressed me most was not the little prince but the author himself, for the mystery that this pilot was missing in one flight mission. I couldn’t help fancying the author’s life after missing. Maybe he met the prince and lived an innocent life. Whatever, he couldn’t come back.

Nearly six years later, I read this book the second time. Six years is a long time for me. This period happened to be my qualitative growth, where the world was becoming clearer to me and my mind was going mature with my heart. I had already forgotten the complete plots except some characters before rereading. I only remembered the little prince, the rose, the fox and the pilot which all I believe are the most soft and pure symbols of one’s soul. And now, I finished reading this book again. More plots and details will be with me forever, together with more life truth.

Beginning with two pictures, the story reveals the author’ attitude. The pilot downs him to a common level to reluctantly be “such a sensible man”. What I understand from this plot is the helplessness of the grown-up. Drawing pictures, imagining fairy tales and speaking out innocent words were the ordinary state of my childhood, which was so happy that I don’t want to forget. But when you become an adult, you have to be hypocritical to be accepted by the general. This is what the author satirizes.

The little prince represents the soft purity of everyone’s heart. I believe even though we have grown up, we still keep a child heart and that’s why the book can prevail around the world so soon. However, we face kinds of pressure. We can’t put our responsibility away. If you are a king, you have to be busy with a variety of national affairs; If you are a businessman, you must take care of the numbers and make the money run normally; If you are a lamplighter, you are supposed to be punctual at your job.... These are all right, but as a human, we have our feelings and thought which are the most precious. We are not a machine and we shouldn’t trap ourselves in the regulations. The little prince teaches us to enrich our spiritual world.

As for the arrogance, the jealousy, the power and the money, as long as you are a person, you can’t ignore all of them. It is normal and just remember not to forget your original intention. That is enough, but every hard. Anyway, if you have this right attitude, just follow it and keep going.

When I read the part of the fox, the true meaning of friendship occurred to me. I felt that I am lucky, for I have a friend for life. We are familiar, but not the same. Our values really conform with each other. There is no need to say so many words that we can understand each other even by eye contact. I really feel sorry for the fox because it is hard for his true friend to connect with him. But if a person is missed by another one, it is still a nice thing.

Sometimes I feel I have a little in common with the rose. We hide our pain to let our beauty cover our wounds. We are pride to make commands, but still care for others inwardly. How to be true to myself? I don’t know. I just know that I have many responsibilities. Only if I am strong, can I protect the people I care.

The little prince is a fairy tale, full of life philosophy. It warms my heart and teaches me a lot.

Thank you, the little prince!

2019-12-28

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