The-Little-Princess《小王子》的导读

GuidestoTheLittlePrincess----AntoinedeSaint-ExupryByWendyAllgrown-upswereoncechildrenalthoughfewofthemrememberitAntoinedeSaint-ExuprySaintwasasuccessfulFrenchwriterandpioneeringaviator.HewasalaureateofseveralFrance’shighestliteraryawardsandwontheU.S.NationalBookAward.HeisbestknownforhisnovelTheLittlePrinceandalsohisaviationworks,includingNightFlightandWind,SandandStars.TheLittlePrince,sincethebookhasbeenpublished,conqueredthereadersaroundtheworld.TheLittlePrinceisaliteratureworkwhichhasaspecialstatusintheEuropeanliterarypalacein20thcentury.Itexpressedthewriter'srationalthinkingaboutthelifeandlovebytellingawiseandhumanityfairytale.Thewriterexpressedarichmeaningontheuseofsymbolisminmanyparts,whichmakeshisthoughtsmoreanimatedly.Aboutthesetting:Aboutauthor：AntoinedeSaint-ExupryAntoinedeSaint-ExuprySaint(29June,1900-31July,1944)wasborninLyon,France,atraditionalCatholicnoblefamily.During1921~1923,heisintheFrenchairforceservice.Hewasinterestedinenteringhimselfforanexaminationthenavalacademy,withoutsuccess,buttobecomeamemberoftheairforce,hewasoneoftheearliestandFrenchoneofthepilots.In1923,afterretirement,hehasengagedinavarietyofdifferentprofessions.Duringthesecondworldwar,hewentintotheFrenchairforce.AftertossingandturningtoNewYorklifetofleeintoexile.Includingtheeffectsofthehuman,theearth,theairforcepilot,thelittleprince,etc.Thisisaboutasadchild'sstory,helivesonalittlestar.Oneday,heleavesthestarwhichhelives,startstotravel.Hepassesthroughvariousstars.Afterwards,hearrivesattheEarth.Finally,hereturnestohisstar.Inthetravel,theyoungprincesawallformsofpersoninthesociety,feelingconfused:Aboutthebook1.King,lovesthevanityperson2.Thedrunkard,forputbehindashameddrinks3.Theindustrialist,onlylikescalculatingtheastronomynumbertypemoney…Theironlycommonground,intheheartfillsthevanity.Inthetravel,theyoungprincediscoveredthat,thepeoplearetheplaceswhichalwaysdoesnotwillsatisfyoneselflives,theyarepursuinghappinesswithhardship,butactuallyfrequentlycrudelyhappilyexpelsfromtheside.Heandtheauthormetoneanotherinthedesert,theygraduallyhavebecomethefriend.Seeksnaivewhichlosestothat,withmove.Aboutthepersonalitycharacteristics:Thelittleprince:HeiscuteandmysteriouschildlivedinasmallplanetnamedB-612.Heiscurious,innocent,kind-hearted…Buthedoesn’tknowhowtolovehisrose.Thepilot:Heisayoungmanthelittleprincemeetinthedesert.Heiskind,keen,childishness,illusioned…Rose:Theflowerwhoissoprideandchildishthatthelittleprincecan’tstandandleavetheplanet.Sheisproud,dignified,sensitive…Fox:Hemeetsthelittleprinceinthedesertandacquiresthelittleprincetotamehim.Heisclever,romantic,practical…MyimpressiononthebookOnthesurfacethisbookseemslikeasimplechildren'sstoryaboutamysterioustravelerfromouterspace.Asyoulookdeeper,however,youseethatthebookaddressesnumeroussocialandmoralissues.Forexample,theissueofadultsbeingtogrownuptoseethebeautyofthingslikechildrendo.Besides,ittellsaboutgrowth,responsibility,adventures,love,friendship,understanding,loneliness,etc.Itisthetimeyouhavewastedforyourrosethatmakesyourrosesoimportant.Questions：1.Whydoeslittleprinceleavehisrose?2.Whydoesthelittleprincerequirethepilottodrawasheepforhim?3.Whydoesfoxaskthefoxtotamehim?Howtocomprehendthissentence:“Ifyouwanttotameaperson,willrisktears”?4.Whydoesthelittleprincerepeatthissentence:“Whatisessentialisinvisibletotheeye”?5.Whyissnacksilentforseveraltimes?6.What’sthetrueendofthelittleprince?Doeshedied?Orjustcomebacktohisownplanet?7.What’sthesymbolicofthatthesnackbitethelittleprinceandcausehisdeath?8.Whatdoesitmeanthat“Onelovesthesunsetwhenoneissosad”?9.Whydoespeoplefeelmorelonelyandisn’tinnocentwhentheygrownup?Howtokeepinnocent?10.Howdoyouthinkofthelittleprince?Why?:Thankyouforwatching!