【正文】 i 本科生 畢業(yè)論 Analysis the Symbolic Meanings of The Little Prince 淺析《小王子》中的象征意蘊(yùn) 姓 名 學(xué) 號(hào) 20214020210 專 業(yè) 外國(guó)語言文學(xué)系 指導(dǎo)教師 2021 年 5月 30日 ii Analysis the Symbolic Meanings of The Little Prince A Thesis Submitted to Foreign Languages Department of Henan University of Economics and Law in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Art By Jin Yanyan Supervisor: Guo Limei May 30, 2021 iii 所在系：外國(guó)語言文學(xué)系 專 業(yè)：英 語 學(xué) 號(hào)： 20214020210 姓 名：金巖 巖 畢業(yè)論文題目： Analysis the Symbolic Meanings of The Little Prince 淺析《小王子》中的象征意蘊(yùn) 1. Aim and Significance: Antoine de SaintExupery (19001944) was born in Lyons, France. A year after the publication of The Little Prince, SaintExupery disappeared over the Mediterranean while flying a reconnaissance mission for his French air squadron. Best known throughout the world as the author and illustrator of The Little Prince, SaintExupery wrote several other books that also have bee classics of world literature such as Night Flight and Wind, Sand and Stars. The Little Prince has been republished several times since it was published in New York in 1943. It has been translated into more than 100 languages and bees one of the most popular books which circulation only second to Bible. Symbolism is the best successful factor of the novel. There are few works of studies about symbolism in the perspective of love and responsibility. Their studies are mainly concerned in the following aspects: 1) study symbolic meaning of the images. 2) the relationship between symbolism and philosophy in the work. 3) the realistic meaning of symbolism in the work. This essay tries to explore the realization of love and responsibility of the little prince through symbolism. So the aim of the essay is to seek the theme of love and responsibility through symbolic meanings in the book. It is a great significance to search love and responsibility in nowadays that full of apathy among people. 2. Main Methods and Ways of Studies: This essay mainly uses the methods of literature reading and theoretical analysis. It mainly separate into three parts. In the first part, mainly illustrate some theories of symbolism and the studies of symbolism in current situation of The Little Prince. In the second part, research the various symbolic meanings in the growing of the little prince, namely, the progress of realizing love and responsibility of the little ).the symbolic meaning of leaving home of the little prince is escaping from iv love. 2) the symbolic meanings of residents in the six plas are ―selflove‖ and ―love others‖ .3) begin to understand love and responsibility through the fox—the symbol of the wise. 4)find the real meaning of life and self value, namely love and responsibility. In the third part, make a conclusion about the realistic meaning of this research. 3. Literature Review： There are a large number of outstanding scholars who have made their studies on Analysis the Symbolic Meanings of The Little Prince. Among the foreign researchers, for example, Paul Webster focused on the research of the life and death of the little prince in 1967, he believes that the life and death of the little prince symbolize the experience of Antoine de SaintExupery。 S L Ablon carried on the studies on Child analysis and The Little Prince in 1989, she researched the children psychology through behavior and thoughts of the little prince. In China, the study of this field has also got much attention. For instance, Ling Xuedong studied The Little Prince from the point of view of symbolism play an important role in developing the work。 and Liao Shasha tried to find the realistic meaning of The Little Prince in 2021, she came to conclusion that The Little Prince reflects the era of the Second World War through studying symbolism in the work. On the basis of related studies in this field, the present thesis attempts to study love and responsibility through analysis symbolism of The Little Prince. 4. Timetable of the Thesis Writing: Time arrangement for the writing plan is as follows: Before March19, 2021, hand in the presentation of the paper. Before April 16, 2021, hand in the first draft of the paper. Before May 14, 2021, hand in the second draft of the paper. Before May21, 2021, hand in the final paper. 指導(dǎo)教 師意見： v 指導(dǎo)教師簽名 : 2021 年 月 日 i Abstract Antoine de SaintExupery was an aristocrat French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of several of France39。s highest literary awards， such as Prix Femina and Le grand prix de litt233。rature de l39。Acad233。mie fran231。aise and also won the . National Book Award. He is best remembered for his novella The Little Prince. The Little Prince, known as ―The French Rose‖ is loved by both children and adults since it was published. The work is so charming and successful has many factors and the use of various symbolic meanings in most important one of them. Antoine de SaintExupery connects his work with the real life and improved his thoughts through symbolism. The Little Prince is not only a world famous philosophic fairy tale, but also a fable pregnant with the meaning of life. The little prince, the main character in the book, is distressed, and then he explores what is meaningful to him. In the process of the experience, he observes those ―adults‖ who are occupied with a lot of valueless things such as hunting for power, being vain and searching for too much owning, working and learning. The little prince pursues the true value of life and true love without