GREAT 

BOOKS 
 
 
 
 
 
BY 
VALERIE G. TAN 
 
 
 
 
BSHM 202-B 
JUNE, 2021 
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PORTFOLIO 
 
NOTE-TAKING 
The Little Prince 
 
The Little Prince draws unflattering portraits of grown-ups as being
hopelessly narrow-minded. In contrast, children come to wisdom
through open-mindedness and a willingness to explore the world
around them and within themselves. The main theme of the fable is
expressed in the secret that the fox tells the little prince: “It is only
with the heart that one can see rightly: what is essential is invisible to
the eye. He Little Prince is a novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupery in
which a little prince meets a pilot stranded in the desert. The prince
tells the pilot that he was born on an asteroid and he recounts many
strange encounters from his travels. The little prince tells the pilot
about the people he met on other asteroids during his travels.
The two nearly die of dehydration, but, after walking all night, they
finally find a well. Having decided to return home, the little prince
allows himself to be bitten by a snake. He promises the pilot that they
will always be connected. 
 

 
 
The Little Prince 
Novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupary 
 OUTLINING 
Plot 
 The narrator introduces himself as a man who learned when he was
a child that adults lack imagination and understanding. He is now a pilot
who has crash-landed in a desert. He encounters a small boy who asks
him for a drawing of a sheep, and the narrator obliges.  
 
 Theme 
- The dangers of narrow-mindedness, enlightenment through
exploration, relationship teach responsibility. 
 
Settings  
- The story of The Little Prince is primarily set in the Sahara Desert, but the
story also consists of many flashbacks as the prince relays his own story to
the pilot. Therefore, the setting would also include any of the other
locations the prince describes in his own narratives. 
 Characters 
-The little prince, the pilot, The Vain man, The Fox, The Ralway Switchman 
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The Little Prince  
                   Novella by Antoine de Saint- Exupary  
                                    SUMMARIZING 
The narrator introduces himself as a man who learned when he was a child
that adults lack imagination and understanding. He is now a pilot who has
crash-landed in a desert. He encounters a small boy who asks him for a
drawing of a sheep, and the narrator obliges. The narrator, who calls the
child the little prince, learns that the boy comes from a very small planet,
which the narrator believes to be asteroid B-612. Over the course of the
next few days, the little prince tells the narrator about his life. On his
asteroid-planet, which is no bigger than a house, the prince spends his time
pulling up baobab seedlings, lest they grow big enough to engulf the tiny
planet. One day an anthropomorphic rose grows on the planet, and the
prince loves her with all his heart. However, her vanity and demands
become too much for the prince, and he leaves. The prince travels to a
series of asteroids, each featuring a grown-up who has been reduced to a
function. The first is a king who requires obedience but has no subjects
until the arrival of the prince. The sole inhabitant of the next planet is a
conceited man who wants nothing from the prince but flattery. The prince
subsequently meets a drunkard, who explains that he must drink to forget
how ashamed he is of drinking. 
 
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                                        ARTICLE  
Raises awareness, valuing tradition and personal belief  
 
self-awareness is so important is that it allows us to better control our
own mind set, and turn it into something positive despite negative
external factors.Someone who is not self-aware encounters obstacles,
sometimes the same ones repeatedly, and doesn’t understand why.
Someone who is self-aware examines themselves honestly to get to the
root of their problems. Despite encountering the same problems, someone
who’s self-aware is better equipped to deal with these obstacles. Maybe
people don’t like to talk to you. A person that isn’t self-aware would just get
frustrated, or maybe not even notice that people are annoyed by them. A
self-aware person examines the facts, and maybe admits (s)he rambles too
much, doesn’t listen enough, isn’t engaging, or isn’t being present. They
are better able to accept the situation, in order to then be more aware of
what to improve. 
 
Traditions represent a critical piece of our culture. They help form the
structure and foundation of our families and our society. They remind us
that we are part of a history that defines our past, shapes who we are today
and who we are likely to become. Once we ignore the meaning of our
traditions, we’re in danger of damaging the underpinning of our identity.
Tradition contributes a sense of comfort and belonging. It brings families
together and enables people to reconnect with friends. Tradition reinforces
values such as freedom, faith, integrity, a good education, personal
responsibility, a strong work ethic, and the value of beinselfless. Personal
Values are “broad desirable goals that motivate people’s actions and serve
as guiding principles in their lives.  
 
These differences are affected by an individual's culture, personal upbringing, life
experiences, and a range of other influences. Personal values are desirable to an
individual and represent what is important to someone. The same value in different
people can elicit different behavior’s. e.g., if someone values success one person may
work very hard to gain success in their career whereas someone else may take
advantage of others to climb the career ladder. A person can have many values with an
individual assigning more importance to some values over others. It has been shown
that the values that are most important to you often guide your decision making in all
aspects of your life such as career, religion, social circles, self-identity etc. Every person
has a set of personal beliefs and ideas. These may include beliefs about spirituality and
religion. Many affected by cancer find that the cancer journey deepens their beliefs. It
can even change the way they think about life.Having a belief system can offer a sense
of comfort, purpose and connection to others. This is especially true during challenging
times. Beliefs may affect the healing process and improve quality of life. 
 
 
 
 
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