【正文】 lication 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。rature de l39。 The Little Prince。 德 被譽(yù)為 “ 法蘭西玫瑰 ” 的《小王子》自問世以來，深受兒童和成人的喜愛。 書中的主人公 小王子是憂傷的，他一直在尋找生命的真正意義。 關(guān)鍵詞：象征意蘊(yùn) ； 《小王 子 》； 安東尼 Air (French Air Force), flying reconnaissance missions until France39。 Night Flight。s essence is contained in the lines uttered by the fox to the little prince: One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Other key thematic messages are articulated by the fox, such as: You bee responsible, forever, for what you have tamed and It is the time you have devoted to your rose that makes your rose so important. The Little Prince is so charming that there are many studies of it. Their studies are mainly concerned in three aspects. Firstly, study the symbolism in the work and many people study in this aspect such as Ling Xuedong, Hu Yulong, and Jiang Haitao. Secondly, study the realistic meaning or philosophical meaning in the work. Thirdly, study the relationship between the author and the aviator in the book through analyzing the symbolism of the work. Those are a great help to understand The Little Prince and also offering a lot of information of both the work and the author. Based on the studies as referred, the subject of this essay is mainly about the little prince’s realizing love and responsibility during his travel by analyzing symbolic meanings in the book. It begins with escaping from the love restricting, experiences the course of taming others, and ends with returning of love and responsibility. In the society of lacing of human touch, searching for love and responsibility has a profound meaning indeed. 3 1 Some theories about symbolism and the research status of symbolism in The Little Prince. There are some basic theories about symbolism as follows. Symbolism is the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. A symbol is an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself, often of a more abstract nature. Symbolism in literature is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. Symbolism in literature can be subtle or obvious, used sparingly or heavyhandedly. An author may repeatedly use the same object to convey deeper meaning or may use variations of the same object to create an overarching mood or feeling. Symbolism is often used to support a literary theme in a subtle manner. Writers insert symbols into their writing to allude to a feeling, mood or attitude without directly stating the perspective or mood intended. Symbolism is supplemental to the story. Symbolism was a late nieenthcentury art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts. In literature, the style had its beginnings with the publication Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil, 1857) by Charles Baudelaire. The works of Edgar Allan Poe, which Baudelaire admired greatly and translated into French, were a significant influence and the source of many stock tropes and images. The aesthetic was developed by St233。 the conceited man is infatuated with ridiculous vanity。 men hunt me. All the chickens are just alike, and all the men are just alike. And, in consequence, I am a little bored.‖ So he asks the littl