解析《小王子》的象征意蕴

毕业论文AnalysisofthesymbolicmeaningofTheLittlePrince解析《小王子》的象征意蕴学院专业级班学生姓名学号指导教师职称完成日期Abstract：TheLittlePrincewaswrittenbyfamousFrenchwriterAntoinedeSaint-Exupéry,sincethebookhasbeenpublished,itconqueredthereadersaroundtheworld.TheLittlePrinceisaliteratureworkwhichhasaspecialstatusintheEuropeanliterarypalacein20thcentury.Itexpressedthewriter'srationalthinkingabouttherealityandhuman'sinnerworldbytellingawiseandhumanityfairytale.Ithasitscharmnotonlyforthechildrenbutalsofortheadults,themainreasonofthebooktobeconsideredsoattractiveisthattheusingofsymbolismtomakethebookfullofphilosophicalconnotation,andAestheticsignificance.Thesymbolismofthisbookiscomprehensive,suchastheparticularrelationshipofthewholesymbol,thespecificsymbolandthesymbolicimages.Thewriterexpressedarichmeaningontheuseofsymbolisminmanyparts.Behindthebrevityofthefairystory,thereisadeepreflectiontowardsexperienceofgrowingup,meaningoflifeandlove.Thisarticletrytoseekthesymbolicmeaningofthisworkfromthreefactors:theoverallsymbols,theimageries’symbolsandtherelationshipbetweenthecorrespondingsymbolicimages,basedonanalyzetheauthorSaint-Exupéry’slifeexperienceandthebackgroundofthetimes.Keywords:TheLittlePrince;

Symbol;

Images;

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【摘要】法国著名作家安东尼•德•圣埃克絮佩里的《小王子》一书自问世以来，就征服了全世界读者的心。《小王子》是20世纪欧洲文学殿堂中一部具有特殊地位的作品，以充满智慧光芒和人性本真的童话故事表达了作者对外部世界和人的内心世界的理性思考，不论对孩子，还是对成人，它都具有十足的魅力。其主要原因在于象征手法的运用使这本小书充满了深广的哲学内涵和美学意义。《小王子》中的象征是全方位、多层面的，如整体的象征、具体象征以及具体象征意象之间的相互关系。作者通过多处运用象征手法，表达出丰富的意蕴。在童话简洁浅显的文字背后，隐藏着对人类成长体验,生存意义和爱情的深刻反思。本文通过对作者圣-埃克苏佩里的生活经历及当时时代背景的剖析，从整体的象征、意象的象征及具体象征意象之间的对应关系切入，浅析《小王子》中蕴涵的深刻意蕴。【关键词】《小王子》；象征；意象；象征意蕴

ContentsIntroduction………….11.Thereviewofthebook………….……………..….11.1Abriefintroductionoftheauthor---AntoinedeSaint-Exupéry…………….….1.2ThePlotSummaryofthebook………………....21.3Ageneralcommentaryofthenovel………….....2.Thecharactersandthesymbolicmeaningoftheimages.………...32.1.Thecharacters………………..…32.1.1TheNarrator………………...32.1.2TheLittlePrince…………....42.1.3Thefox……………………...42.1.4TheSnake…………………...62.1.5Thebaobabtree……………..62.2AnalysisthesymbolicmeaningofTheLittlePrince……….......72.2.1Imagesofthehumansociety……………..…82.2.2Imagesofthenature………...93.TechniquesofSymbolicintheTheLittlePrince……………........103.1Theuseoffairytalewritingtechniques………...103.2Theestablishmentofantagonisticrelations.……………….…..114.Conclusion………………………....125.Bibliography…………………….…136.Acknowledgement………….……...14IntroductionThisisachildren'sbook,easytoreadandunderstand,butamongthesimplesentencesandshortstorieshidestheessentialmeaningoflife.Itisabookwecanstarttoreadwhenwearelittle,andthestoryhasitsuniquewisdomworthkeepinginmindforalifetime.

Thelittleprince,throughapilot'snarrationofhisamazingencounterwithalittleprince,tellsusastoryofthelittleprincetravellingaroundfromhisplanettotheearth,visitingallkindsofcreatures（生物，人与动物植物）.Usingthemostsimpleandperfectlyunderstandablelanguage,itrevealsthemostpreciousandmeaningfulvaluesoflifetome.TheminuteIreadthefirstline,Iamdestined（吸收）tobedeeplytouchedandinvolvedbythesimpleandfunnystory.IhavewonderedforanextremelylongtimeabouthowtoexpresswhatIhavethoughtaboutthisbookwhichmeanssomuchthatIreallyfeelalittleafraidofruiningthismasterpiecewithmysuperficial（肤浅的）understanding,andhumbleideas.Classicthingsarealwaysforyoutorespect.Truly,thisbookisafairy-tale,butitcouldn’tbebettertobeaguidebooktothosewhohavelostthemselvesintheirspiritualworlds.Thereviewofthebook.TheLittlePrinceisawell-knownnovel.Inthestorythelittleprince,themaincharacterinthebook,camefromaplanetwhichwasscarcelyanylargerthanahouse.Headmiredabeautifulflowerontheplanetbuthewastooyoungtoknowhowtoloveher.Therefore,hedecidedtoleavetheplanetandtraveledtootherplanets.Onthejourney,hemetvariouskindsofpeople.Forexample,hemetaking.Whoinsistedthathisauthorityshouldberespectedandhetoleratednodisobedience.Healsometaconceitedman,atippler,abusinessmanwhoclaimedforthepossessionofstarsonthesky.Moreover,hemetalamplighterandageographer,whoseviewsoflifemadehimquiteconfused.Finally,hecametotheearth,wherelivedalotofpeoplewhowereliketheking,theconceitedman,thetippler,thebusinessman,thelamplighterandthegeographer.Healsometaslysnakeandafox.Theytaughtthelittleprincewhatthetruelovewas.Withtherealizationofthetruelovebetweenhimandtheflower,thelittleprincesaidgoodbyetothenarratorandwentbackhome.Besides,therearesomemeaningfulsentencesinthisbook.Forexample,thefoxtoldthelittleprince,“Theeyesareblind.Onemustlookwiththeheart.It’sonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightly;whatisessentialisinvisibletotheeye.”Iagreewiththepoint.Weshouldknowpeoplewiththeheartnotwitheyes.1.1Abriefintroductionoftheauthor---AntoinedeSaint-ExupérySaint-ExupérywasborninLyonin1900.Duringhismilitaryservice,helearnedtopilotairplanes.Afterhismilitaryservice,hepresentedhimselftothedirectorofanAirlinecompanyandexpressedtohimhisdesiretobecomeapilot.

FirstSaint-Exupéryworkedtobecomeamechanic.In1927,hewasthepilotofaformation.HecompleteddangerousmissionsovertheMediterraneanandovertheSahara.Hehadmanyaccidentsoverthemiddleofthedesert.Later,hewasnamedthedirectorofhisownaviationcompanyinSouthAmerica.AndhealsoaccomplishedmanydangerousmissionsovertheAndes.

In1939,FrancewenttowarwithGermany.Saint-Exuperyenlistedimmediatelyinthearmy.Saint-Exupérydidn’tacceptthedefeat.HedecidedtoleaveFrance.HesettledintheUnitedStates,wherehecontinuedtowrite.ItwasinNewYorkthathepublishedthelittleprince,oneofhismostcelebrated(有名的，知名的)books.1.2Theplotsummaryofthebook.TheLittlePrinceisastoryoftheencounterofapilot,whohascrashedintheAfricandesert,andalittleprincehaslandedonearthfarawayfromhisplanetwhichcanbeseenaboveasasmallstar.Awould-beartistatsixyearsofage,thepilothadthatcareerthwartedbythelackofimaginationofgrown-upswhocouldnotunderstand,withoutexplanation,hisdrawingofaboaconstrictoreatinganelephant,makinghimconcludethattheyareincapableofrecognizingimportanceinanythingexceptwhatliesonthesurface.Thelittleprince,throughtherelatingofhisownproblems,askingthepilottodrawhimasheep,awakensthepilottohisownrestrictedsenseofwhatisimportant,inducinghimtoconcludethatheisnowlikethegrown-ups,too.Theprincespeaksofhisplanet,withthebaobabsproutsthathehastodigupeverydaylesttheyshouldtakeovertheplanet;hespeakswithgreatpassionofhisspecialrose,theonlyoneofitskindduetohisdedicationtoitswell-beingregardlessofitstaunting.Thelittleprincealsorelateshisjourneytoearth,stoppingonthewayatdifferentasteroidsonwhichgrown-ups(aking,abusinessman,andadrunkardamongothers),appeartohimverystrangebecauseoftheirresolvedapplicationtothingsthatareonlyquantifiableandhavenoultimatepurpose.Hespeaksofthetimehespentwiththefox,learningtheartoftamingandrites,whichturnswhatiscommonintoauniquerelationship.Thepilotlearnstolovethelittleprince,asthelatterlovestherose.Atthesametimethepilothasrepairedhisplane,thelittleprinceisalsoreadytoreturntohisplanet,throughtheelixirofasnake’spoison.Yettheseparationisonlyphysical,fortamingcreatesbondsthatendurethroughtimeandspace,suchthatthestarstheyeachgazeuponwillremindthemofeachother.1.3Ageneralcommentaryofthenovel.Seeminglyachildren'sbook,itmakesseveralprofoundandidealisticpointsaboutlifeandlove.Init,Saint-ExupéryimagineshimselfstrandedintheSaharaDesert,thousandsofkilometersawayfrominhabitedplaces,wherehemeetsayoungextra-terrestrialprince.Intheirconversations,theauthorrevealshisownviewsaboutthefolliesofmankindandthesimpletruthsthatpeopleseemtoforgetastheygrowolder.Therearealsotwoothermainpointsinthebook,bothofwhichspokenbythefox.Theyare:"Youbecomeresponsible,forever,forwhatyouhavetamed"and"Itisthetimeyouhavespentonyourrosethatmakesyourrosesoimportant".Throughoutthebookthechildren'sviewontheworld,onthemainpointsofthehumanlifeandrelationsbetweenpeople,whichisrepresentedbyTheLittlePrinceandpartiallybythenarrator,issetoffagainstthe"grown-ups"revealedinmemoriesofthenarratorandinthecharacters,metbythelittleprinceonasteroids.Buttheauthorunderlines,thatthe“grown-ups”arelikethat.Onemustnotholditagainstthem.Childrenshouldalwaysshowgreatforbearancetowardsgrown-uppeople.

2.Thecharactersandthesymbolicmeaningofimages.Throughoutthebook,Saint-Exupéryisverycriticalofmanyofthecharacteristicsofmankind.Heclaimsthathumansaretoopreoccupiedwithwealth,power,andtechnology,whichmakesthemmisstheimportantthingsinlife--beauty,love,andfriendship.Becausetheydonotinvestthetimeinlovingothersandnoticingthesmallwondersoftheworld,peoplerushfromplacetoplaceinsearchofsomething;butsincetheylookforthewrongthings,theyareneverhappywithwheretheyareandrushonwardagain,muchlikethetrainsthattheswitchmancontrols.Peoplearealsodupedintobelievingthatfactsandfiguresareimportant,justlikethegeographer.However,thefactsoftenhidethetruthandcauseapersontomissoutonthetruemeaningoflife.Inasimilarmanner,whenahumansucceedsandaccumulatessomewealth,theyspendalloftheirtimecountingtheirassetsinsteadofinvestingitintheimportantthingsoflife.Whentheyfinallyrealizetheirliveshavenomeaning,peoplethenturntocrutches,suchasalcohol,believingthatthesethingscansupplytheanswer;intruth,theansweralwaysliesinsideifapersonwillonlyseekthetruthbeneaththesurface.2.1ThecharactersThemainthemeofTheLittlePrinceistheimportanceoflookingbeneaththesurfacetofindtherealtruthandmeaningofathing.ItisthefoxwhoteachesthePrincetoseewithone’sheartinsteadofjustwithone’seyes.Unfortunately,mostadultshavedifficultiesindoingthis.Inthebeginningofthebook,thenarratorpointsouthowgrown-upscanneverseetherealmeaningofadrawing;instead,theylookatthesurface,failingtoprobeadeepermeaning.Next,I’llanalysisofthemajorcharactersofthefollowingimages,thenarrator,thelittleprince,thefox,thesnake,thebaobabtree.Thisessayisdesignedtochallengeastudent'sunderstandingofthebroadpointsinawork,interactionsamongthecharacters,andmainpointsandthemesofthetext.But,theyalsocovermanyoftheotherissuesspecifictotheworkandtotheworldtoday.Itisinthischildren'sbookthatIfoundtheessentialmeaningoflife.2.1.1ThenarratorThenarratorofTheLittlePrinceisanadultinyears,butheexplainsthathewasrejuvenatedsixyearsearlierafterhecrashedhisplaneinthedesert.Hewasanimaginativechildwhosefirstdrawingwasacrypticinterpretationofaboaconstrictorthathadswallowedanelephant.Eventually,heabandonedartforthegrown-upprofessionofpilot,andhelivesalonelylifeuntilheencountersthelittleprince.Heservesastheprince’sconfidenceandrelaystheprince’sstorytous,butthenarratorisreallytheauthor,AntoinedeSaint-Exupéry.Thenarratorispresentthroughoutthebooktotellthestoryofhisfriendshipwiththelittleprinceandcommentonwhathehaslearnedfromhim.HeisveryattractedtothePrince,largelybecauseheischildlike,innocent,andpure.Thenarratoradmitsthathepreferstheopenness,honesty,andnaivetéofchildrentothepretensionsandblindnessofadults,whocannotseebeyondthesurfaceoflife.Thenarratorfeelsveryclosetothelittleprincebecauseheisabletoseethetruthandimportanceofthings.Evenaftersixyears,herememberseverythingaboutthislittlemanfromanotherplanet;asaresult,hewritesthebookinmemoryofhim.Eversincechildhood,thenarratorhasfeltfrustratedwithadults.Asayoungboy,hedrewpicturesofaboaconstrictoreatinganelephant,butnoneoftheadultscouldseetherealmeaningbeyondthesurfaceofthepicture.Theyallclaimedthedrawinglookedlikeahat.Whenthenarratorexplainedwhatthepicturereallywas,theadultssuggestedthathegiveupdrawingandpurposehisacademicstudies.Whenthenarratorshowsthelittleprinceadrawingofaboaeatinganelephant,heimmediatelyrecognizesitforwhatitis.Thenarratorisgreatlyimpressedandinstantlylikesthelittleprince.Thenarrator’sairplanecrashesintothedesert.Whileheistryingtorepairit,thelittleprincesuddenlyappearsandaskshimtodrawapictureofasheepforhim.Soonastrongbondoffriendshipdevelopsbetweenthetwoofthem.2.1.2ThelittleprinceThenovelisnamedafterthelittleprince,whoisamysticalandloveableperson.Heisachildwholivesinaverysmallworld.Heisverycuriousandneverletgoofaquestion,oncehehadaskedit.

ThelittleprinceisapureandinnocenttravelerfromouterspacewhomthenarratorencountersintheSaharadesert.BeforethelittleprincelandsonEarth,Saint-Exupérycontraststheprince’schildlikecharacterwithdifferentadultcharactersbyhavingtheprincehopfromoneneighboringplanettoanother.Oneachplanet,theprincemeetsadifferenttypeofadultandrevealsthatcharacter’sfrivolitiesandweaknesses.OnceonEarth,however,thelittleprincebecomesastudentaswellasateacher.Fromhisfriendthefox,thelittleprincelearnswhatloveentails,andinturnhepassesonthoselessonstothenarrator.

Thelittleprincehasfewoftheglaringflawsevidentintheothercharacters.Mostnotably（显著地）,theprinceisboundbyhislovefortherosehehasleftonhishomeplanet.Hisconstantquestioningalsoindicatesthatone’ssearchforanswerscanbemoreimportantthantheanswersthemselves.LittlePrincelikeswatchingsunsets.Onhislittleplanetallhehadtodowasshifthischairtowatchasunset.OnourplanetEarth,sunsetoccursatdifferenttimesindifferentcountries.Probablythereissomeapplicationofthiswhichcanbeusedincommunication.Usingsunasthecentreofcommunication!HerePrincealsosaysthathefeelssadwhilewatchingsunsets.Thisisprobablyoneofthingswhichsuggestthatchildrenorforthatmatterevenadultssometimescannotexplaintheirmoodswings!2.1.3ThefoxThefoxappearsquitesuddenlyandinexplicablywhiletheprinceismourningtheordinarinessofhisroseafterhavingcomeacrosstherosegarden.Whenthefoximmediatelysetsaboutestablishingafriendshipbetweenhimselfandtheprince,itseemsthatinstructionisthefox’ssolepurpose.Yetwhenhebegsthelittleprincetotamehim,thefoxappearstobethelittleprince’spupilaswellashisinstructor.Inhislessonsabouttaming,thefoxarguesfortheimportanceofceremoniesandrituals（仪式）,showingthatsuchtoolsareimportantevenoutsidethestrictworldofgrown-ups.Saidthefox,"Tome,youarestillnothingmorethanalittleboywhoisjustlikeahundredthousandotherlittleboys.AndIhavenoneedofyou.Andyou,onyourpart,havenoneedofme.Toyou,Iamnothingmorethanafoxlikeahundredthousandotherfoxes.Butifyoutameme,thenweshallneedeachother.Tome,youwillbeuniqueintheentireworld.Toyou,Ishallbeuniqueintheentireworld...”狐狸说：“对我来说，你还只是一个小男孩，就像其他千万个小男孩一样。我不需要你。你也同样用不着我。对你来说，我也不过是一只狐狸，和其他千万只狐狸一样。但是，如果你驯服了我，我们就互相不可缺少了。对我来说，你就是世界上唯一的了；我对你来说，也是世界上唯一的了。”

"Please--tameme!"hesaid.

“请你驯服我吧！”他说。

"Oneonlyunderstandsthethingsthatonetames,"

只有被驯服了的事物才会被了解

Itisonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightly;

Whatisessentialisinvisibletotheeye."

只有用心才能看得清，

实质性的东西，用眼睛是看不见的

"Itisthetimeyouhavewastedforyourrosethatmakesyourrosesoimportant."

正因为你为你的玫瑰花费了时间，这才使你的玫瑰变得如此重要

Buttheeyesareblind.Onemustlookwiththeheart..."

眼睛是什么也看不见的，应该用心去寻找（很多东西的表面现象是迷惑人的，我们需要用心去感知）

Onerunstheriskofweepingalittle,ifoneletshimselfbetamed...

如果被人驯服了，就可能会要哭的（就像你爱上一个人，总是难免会受到伤害的）

Itisjustasitiswiththeflower.

Ifyouloveaflowerthatlivesonastar,

Itissweettolookattheskyatnight.

Allthestarsarea-bloomwithflowers..."

这就像花一样

如果你爱上了一朵生长在一颗星星上的花

那么夜间你看着天空就感到甜蜜愉快

所有的星星上都好像开着花（这正是爱上一个人的美妙之处）

Thesesentencesfrombookaboveimpressedmeverymuch,becauseIhadnotknownthataffectionhasarelationwithtame,heteacheslittleprinceaswellasreaderseverythingabouttruefriendshipsandthesecretofwhatisreallyimportantinlife.Thefoxtellsthelittleprincethat“tamed”means“tocreateties”.Thesetiesarecreatedbecausetamingrequirespatience,dedication,perseverance,andresponsibility.Whenthesevirtuesareputintopracticeforthesakeofafoxamong“ahundredthousandotherfoxes”,thenanenduringbondisforgedinthefireofsacrifice.Withouttaming,allthingsaremerelyquantitiesandhavenomeaning,noheart,whichistheessenceoflifeitself.

Thefoxteachestheprince"Itisonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightly;whatisessentialisinvisibletotheeye”andonresponsibility,""Menhaveforgottenthistruth,"saidthefox.”Butyoumustnotforgetit.Youbecomeresponsible,forever,forwhatyouhavetamed.Youareresponsibleforyourrose...”Thisresponsibilityinterrelationcreatesinpeople.Showineveryrespectinthesociallife.It’satransmutationoflove,andit’sthedistillationoflove.Itletsmeknowitislovethatmakestheworldgoesround,alsomakesourlifestrongandwarm.Thankstolove,wecantasteacolorfullifenomatteritisbitter,sweet,sour,andhot.Loveisakindofresponsibility.Receivingseveralversionsofexplanation,Ipreferthisone.Littleprincedidn’tfallinlovewiththefox,butlearnedwhatlovewasfromit.Itdoesn’tmakeanysenseifthefoxwassupposedtobeintelligentwithoutanyemotion;atleastthelittleprincedomesticatedthefox.Perhapstheauthordidn’tfavortheperfectrolethatwasverywillingtosacrifice.Whathereallylovedwastherosethatissweetbutwithflaws.Therosecouldberegardedasanythingthatpeopleareeagerfor,however,it'smorelikelytobeasymboloflover.2.1.5Eventhoughthesnakethelittleprinceencountersinthedesertspeaksinriddles,hedemandslessinterpretationthantheothersymbolicfiguresinthenovel.Thesnakealsohaslesstolearnthanmanyoftheothercharacters.Thegrown-upsonthevariousplanetsaretoonarrow-mindedfortheirowngood,andtheprinceandthenarratoredgeclosertoenlightenment(教化，启蒙),buttheserpent(大毒蛇；阴险的人)doesnotrequireanswersorevenaskquestions.Infact,thesnakeissoconfidentthathehasmasteredlife’smysteriesthathetellstheprincehespeaksonlyinriddlesbecausehecansolveallriddles.Inastoryaboutmysteries,thesnakeistheonlyabsolute.Hispoisonousbiteandbiblicalallusionindicatethatherepresentstheunavoidablephenomenonofdeath.Thesnakeinformthelittleprincethattoknowwellaboutthedeepermysteriesoflife,healsotellyoungPrincewhyhesayitthatwaskindofmysteriousisbecauseheknowabouttheanswer.

2.1.6ThebaobabtreeOnthelittleprince’splanettherewere“terribleseeds…baobabseeds”thatinfestedthesoil.Hewasmostearnesttofindoutastowhetherthesheepwouldeatbaobabsornot.Ifthesproutswerenotduguporeatensoonenoughtheywouldovergrowtheentireplanetandtheir“rootspiercerightthrough”.Thisenquirycarriesasenseofurgencythathasgreaterimplicationsthanmeetstheeye.Justasgoodandbadseedslielatentinthesoil,sotoodoseedsofunknownpotentiallieintherecessesofthemind.Shouldthegoodseedssproutandgrow,thenthethoughts,theimagination,freeoffetters,giveforthwondrousfruits.However,shouldtheimaginationbethwartedbytheconstrictionsofthetangibleworld,byoveremphasisontheimportanceofthosethingsthatbearonlyuponoursenses,thenindeed,“it’salwaysacatastrophe”?Itistheresultofthe“seedofabadplant”thathasnotbeenrecognizedearlyenough.If“youattendtoabaobabtoolate,youcannevergetridofitagain”,foronceithasgrown,noforce,(notevenelephants),canremoveitbecauseithassentitsrootssodeep.Thegrown-upslikethosewhodon’trecognizedrawingNumberOnehavehadtheirimaginationsstifledbythebaobabtrees,bythelimitationsofthephysicalrealm.Theyresemblethelazymanwhoseplanetwasovertakenbybaobabs.Hehad“neglectedthreebushes”and,asshownintheillustration,hisentireplanetisconstrictedbytherootsofthebaobabtrees…justasaboaconstrictshisprey…likeamindisconstrictedbythetangible.Theartistvividlyconveysthebiggestofhisdrawingsduetohisown“senseofurgency”regardingthematter.Hefeelstheresponsibilityofalertingthechildren,atthebehestoftheprince,to“adangerwhichthey,likeme,havelongbeenunaware”.Fortheartisthimself,washenot,unabletoseea“sheepthroughthesidesofacrate”.2.2AnalysisthesymbolicmeaningofTheLittlePrince

Throughouthisbook,Saint-Exupéryemphasizestheimportanceoflookingbeneaththesurfacetofindtruebeautyinevencommonthings.ThestarofTheLittlePrincebecomesspecialandbeautifulbecauseitishometohisuniquerose,madespecialbylove.Thenarratorcommentsonthelittleprince’slove:“WhatmovesmesodeeplyaboutthisLittlePrince,whoissleepinghere,ishisloyaltytoaflower--theimageofarosethatshinesthroughhiswholebeingliketheflameofalamp,evenwhenheisasleep.”Whatmakesthelittleprincesospecialisthisabilitytolovefullyandcompletely.Intheend,itislovethatgivesmeaningtoallexistence.Withoutit,manislostandaloneonthedesert,muchlikethenarratoruntilheencounteredandbefriendedthelittleprince.

ThesymbolicmeaningofTheLittlePrincefirmlyrootedinreality（深深扎根于现实中）,symbolsarebuilding-upinconcretefacts,butdependonadream.Thefirstkindsymbolisstraightforwardandclarity(清楚).Forexample:Thekingisenamoredwithlordliness,Heisthepersonificationofthepoliticalpower(他是政治权力的象征).Thephilistines(市侩)asgreedyasawolf,worshipthegol