On asteroid B-612 far far away there is a little prince, a sassy flower, and 3 volcanoes. In the story The Little Prince, there is pilot stranded in the desert, and out of nowhere, comes a little prince. The little prince is looking for an adventure and befriends the pilot. The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a work of fiction. The universal theme that power may be used or abused is shown through the characterization of the rose,the personification of the rose and how the rose relates to people in our society that use people for their needs.
To begin with, the flower takes advantage of the little prince because she makes him do things for him all the time. Whenever she wants something, she turns around and starts coughing.According to the book the little prince, the little prince describes the rose as her being protective of herself, and she needs many needs.The little prince does anything to please his flower needs the prince to take care of her.The prince starts getting tired of the flower and soon mistrust her Continuing on,the flower tries to prove herself as tough but she is very fragile. A quote from the text states, “i'm ready for the tigers with all their claws”This shows she's trying to be tough She tries to be tough but she is fragile at the same time. A quote that she is not fierce and brave states, “I'm not afraid of tigers but i have a horror of drafts.You wouldn't happen to have a screen?” This shows that she is fragile and contradicts herself. The flower is very fragile and very needy and the only person to care for her is the little prince. This contributed to him leaving his home. A quote from the text staters, “So the little prince despite all his goodwill and love had soon mistrusted her”The little prince did not trust the flower because he was being used for the flowers own benefits.This is similar to having a relationship where one takes advantage of the other person's affection for their own benefits In conclusion the flower is abusing the little prince’s kindness The universal theme is Power, abuse or take advantage of is explored in chapter 8 through pages 33- 37.This is important because its shows that beauty can mislead us and they can take advantage of us.
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