The Little Prince | Characters & Character Analysis

The Little Prince Characters

The Pilot

The pilot wanted to be an artist when he was a little boy. He was discouraged by adults who failed to appreciate his unique artistic sensibilities. And he knows, instinctively, by growing up, he has lost sight of something important. The pilot is one of two protagonists in this story. The other is the little prince.

The Little Prince

The little prince lives on a very small planet with a flower, which he cares for. He also maintains his planet with regularity. His chores include sweeping out his two small volcanoes (one is apparently dormant, but one never knows), caring for his lovely flower, and pulling up baobab sprouts that threaten to overtake his planet if allowed to grow. He is in the desert, on his way to the very place where he first arrived on earth, when he encounters the pilot. The Flower

The flower is a lovely rose whose seed is somehow blown onto the very small planet on which the little prince lives. She begins to grow, seemingly from nothing. At first the prince is concerned that she might be a type of baobab. But after watching her very closely, the little prince concludes that she is unlike any other flower. She takes great pains to present herself to the prince in a most favorable light and her demands for attention, water, and protection from the wind, etc. charm the little prince, at first. He...
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