解析《小王子》的象征意蘊

畢業(yè)論文AnalysisofthesymbolicmeaningofTheLittlePrince解析《小王子》的象征意蘊學(xué)院專業(yè)級班學(xué)生姓名學(xué)號指導(dǎo)教師職稱完成日期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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學(xué)位論文原創(chuàng)性聲明本人鄭重聲明：所呈交的論文是本人在導(dǎo)師的指導(dǎo)下獨立進(jìn)行研究所取得的研究成果。除了文中特別加以標(biāo)注引用的內(nèi)容外，本論文不包含任何其他個人或集體已經(jīng)發(fā)表或撰寫的成果作品。對本文的研究做出重要貢獻(xiàn)的個人和集體，均已在文中以明確方式標(biāo)明。本人完全意識到本聲明的法律后果由本人承擔(dān)。作者簽名： 日期：年月日學(xué)位論文版權(quán)使用授權(quán)書本學(xué)位論文作者完全了解學(xué)校有關(guān)保留、使用學(xué)位論文的規(guī)定，同意學(xué)校保留并向國家有關(guān)部門或機(jī)構(gòu)送交論文的復(fù)印件和電子版，允許論文被查閱和借閱。本人授權(quán)大學(xué)可以將本學(xué)位論文的全部或部分內(nèi)容編入有關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)庫進(jìn)行檢索，可以采用影印、縮印或掃描等復(fù)制手段保存和匯編本學(xué)位論文。涉密論文按學(xué)校規(guī)定處理。作者簽名： 日期：年月日導(dǎo)師簽名：日期：年月日

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【摘要】法國著名作家安東尼?德?圣埃克絮佩里的《小王子》一書自問世以來，就征服了全世界讀者的心?！缎⊥踝印肥?0世紀(jì)歐洲文學(xué)殿堂中一部具有特殊地位的作品，以充滿智慧光芒和人性本真的童話故事表達(dá)了作者對外部世界和人的內(nèi)心世界的理性思考，不論對孩子，還是對成人，它都具有十足的魅力。其主要原因在于象征手法的運用使這本小書充滿了深廣的哲學(xué)內(nèi)涵和美學(xué)意義?！缎⊥踝印分械南笳魇侨轿弧⒍鄬用娴?，如整體的象征、具體象征以及具體象征意象之間的相互關(guān)系。作者通過多處運用象征手法，表達(dá)出豐富的意蘊。在童話簡潔淺顯的文字背后，隱藏著對人類成長體驗,生存意義和愛情的深刻反思。本文通過對作者圣-?？颂K佩里的生活經(jīng)歷及當(dāng)時時代背景的剖析，從整體的象征、意象的象征及具體象征意象之間的對應(yīng)關(guān)系切入，淺析《小王子》中蘊涵的深刻意蘊?！娟P(guān)鍵詞】《小王子》；象征；意象；象征意蘊

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，人與動物植物）.Usingthemostsimpleandperfectlyunderstandablelanguage,itrevealsthemostpreciousandmeaningfulvaluesoflifetome.TheminuteIreadthefirstline,Iamdestined（吸收）tobedeeplytouchedandinvolvedbythesimpleandfunnystory.IhavewonderedforanextremelylongtimeabouthowtoexpresswhatIhavethoughtaboutthisbookwhichmeanssomuchthatIreallyfeelalittleafraidofruiningthismasterpiecewithmysuperficial（膚淺的）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（顯著地）,theprinceisboundbyhislovefortherosehehasleftonhishomeplanet.Hisconstantquestioningalsoindicatesthatone’ssearchforanswerscanbemoreimportantthantheanswersthemselves.LittlePrincelikeswatchingsunsets.Onhislittleplanetallhehadtodowasshifthischairtowatchasunset.OnourplanetEarth,sunsetoccursatdifferenttimesindifferentcountries.Probablythereissomeapplicationofthiswhichcanbeusedincommunication.Usingsunasthecentreofcommunication!HerePrincealsosaysthathefeelssadwhilewatchingsunsets.Thisisprobablyoneofthingswhichsuggestthatchildrenorforthatmatterevenadultssometimescannotexplaintheirmoodswings!2.1.3ThefoxThefoxappearsquitesuddenlyandinexplicablywhiletheprinceismourningtheordinarinessofhisroseafterhavingcomeacrosstherosegarden.Whenthefoximmediatelysetsaboutestablishingafriendshipbetweenhimselfandtheprince,itseemsthatinstructionisthefox’ssolepurpose.Yetwhenhebegsthelittleprincetotamehim,thefoxappearstobethelittleprince’spupilaswellashisinstructor.Inhislessonsabouttaming,thefoxarguesfortheimportanceofceremoniesandrituals（儀式）,showingthatsuchtoolsareimportantevenoutsidethestrictworldofgrown-ups.Saidthefox,"Tome,youarestillnothingmorethanalittleboywhoisjustlikeahundredthousandotherlittleboys.AndIhavenoneedofyou.Andyou,onyourpart,havenoneedofme.Toyou,Iamnothingmorethanafoxlikeahundredthousandotherfoxes.Butifyoutameme,thenweshallneedeachother.Tome,youwillbeuniqueintheentireworld.Toyou,Ishallbeuniqueintheentireworld...”狐貍說：“對我來說，你還只是一個小男孩，就像其他千萬個小男孩一樣。我不需要你。你也同樣用不著我。對你來說，我也不過是一只狐貍，和其他千萬只狐貍一樣。但是，如果你馴服了我，我們就互相不可缺少了。對我來說，你就是世界上唯一的了；我對你來說，也是世界上唯一的了。”

"Please--tameme!"hesaid.

“請你馴服我吧！”他說。

"Oneonlyunderstandsthethingsthatonetames,"

只有被馴服了的事物才會被了解

Itisonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightly;

Whatisessentialisinvisibletotheeye."

只有用心才能看得清，

實質(zhì)性的東西，用眼睛是看不見的

"Itisthetimeyouhavewastedforyourrosethatmakesyourrosesoimportant."

正因為你為你的玫瑰花費了時間，這才使你的玫瑰變得如此重要

Buttheeyesareblind.Onemustlookwiththeheart..."

眼睛是什么也看不見的，應(yīng)該用心去尋找（很多東西的表面現(xiàn)象是迷惑人的，我們需要用心去感知）

Onerunstheriskofweepingalittle,ifoneletshimselfbetamed...

如果被人馴服了，就可能會要哭的（就像你愛上一個人，總是難免會受到傷害的）

Itisjustasitiswiththeflower.

Ifyouloveaflowerthatlivesonastar,

Itissweettolookattheskyatnight.

Allthestarsarea-bloomwithflowers..."

這就像花一樣

如果你愛上了一朵生長在一顆星星上的花

那么夜間你看著天空就感到甜蜜愉快

所有的星星上都好像開著花（這正是愛上一個人的美妙之處）

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，啟蒙),buttheserpent(大毒蛇；陰險的人)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（深深扎根于現(xiàn)實中）,symbolsarebuilding-upinconcretefacts,butdependonadream.Thefirstkindsymbolisstraightforwardandclarity(清楚).Forexample:Thekingisenamoredwithlordliness,Heisthepersonificationofthepoliticalpower(他是政治權(quán)力的象征).Thephilistines(市儈)asgreedyasawolf,worshipthegol