"The little Prince" is the only tale of the author, addressed to children. But it's deeply philosophical and wise tale. That is why it has gained immense popularity and interest readers of all ages.
In the novel each character has a symbolic meaning, and each phenomenon is an allegory. The tale touches on all the issues and aspects of spiritual life: love, friendship, loyalty, responsibility, loyalty. Using artistic imagery, the author conveys the meaning of various terms, each character not only a specific character, but the symbolic embodiment of a particular entity: the Prince is a symbol of the child, and the rose-a symbol of the fragile, the vulnerable and cranky, but much-loved creatures, their relationship is a symbol of pure and unselfish love, responsibility to loved ones. Fox embodies the way of nature and a loyal friend, he and the Prince is a symbol of friendship, such as it should be. The asteroid of the little way of childhood, long gone so far for most adults.
"The little Prince" is a sample of an ideal moral code for everyone. But according to the author a clean, direct and open in their thoughts and actions. Children live feelings, listening to the voice of the heart. Adults under the influence of the surrounding world lose that innocence, stale soul acquire false values. They do not see the beauty of the world around them, losing the ability to dream. Few adults can preserve the ability of children's perception of the world and return to childhood. That is why Saint-exupéry represents adults and children in two different worlds, two distant from each other planets.
A contemporary of the author wrote:"the demand Saint-Exupery people is too great, too exalted for the society in which he lived." I would like that fairy tale became reality and every met my Little Prince, after all: "one sees clearly only with the heart."
