Analysis of the symbolic meaning of The Little Prince解析《小王子》的象征意蕴.docx

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AnalysisofthesymbolicmeaningofTheLittlePrince解析《小王子》的象征意蕴

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AnalysisofthesymbolicmeaningofTheLittlePrince

解析《小王子》的象征意蕴

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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;  Symbolism

【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

Contents

Introduction………………………………………………………………………….1

1.Thereviewofthebook………………………………………….……………..….1

1.1Abriefintroductionoftheauthor---AntoinedeSaint-Exupéry…………….….1

1.2ThePlotSummaryofthebook………………………………………………....2

1.3Ageneralcommentaryofthenovel………………………………………….....2

2.Thecharactersandthesymbolicmeaningoftheimages.………………………...3

2.1.Thecharacters………………………………………………………………..…3

2.1.1TheNarrator………………………………………………………………...3

2.1.2TheLittlePrince…………………………………………………………....4

2.1.3Thefox……………………………………………………………………...4

2.1.4TheSnake…………………………………………………………………...6

2.1.5Thebaobabtree……………………………………………………………..6

2.2AnalysisthesymbolicmeaningofTheLittlePrince……………………….......7

2.2.1Imagesofthehumansociety……………………………………………..…8

2.2.2Imagesofthenature………………………………………………………...9

3.TechniquesofSymbolicintheTheLittlePrince……………………………........10

3.1Theuseoffairytalewritingtechniques………………………………………...10

3.2Theestablishmentofantagonisticrelations.……………………………….…..11

4.Conclusion………………………………………………………………………....12

5.Bibliography…………………………………………………………………….…13

6.Acknowledgement………………………………………………………….……...14

Introduction

Thisisachildren'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.

1.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-Exupéry

Saint-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-Exupéryisverycriticalof