The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a remarkable little book that has captured the mind of audiences around the world and of all ages. It has been translated into more than 180 languages and sold more than 80 million copies. This book shows examples of the different personalities people have.
The main character is a little prince who lives on his own planet. Out of nowhere a flower begins to grow and demands to be taken care of. To the little prince this flower is of rarity and does what ever the flower tells him to. He finds that what he has on his planet isn’t enough for his flower and ventures off to find better supplies to take care of it.
During his journey he finds himself encountering different types of people. The King who demands the stars to do what they do. The conceited man that would not hear anything but compliments for himself. And so on. He then ends up on planet earth where he meets with the narrator in a desert in Africa. The little prince tells the narrator what has happened and decides to go back home.
Through this magical journey one finds what makes something of importance to ones self and as well as to follow our hearts. As quoted by Antoine de Saint- Exupéry in The Little Prince, "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye." Overall this is book is a must read book at least once in your lifetime. This book helps put the world in a different perspective that might change the way you think about the world and life itself. --Michelle Gonzalez
