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Kyle Morgan 3/9/11     3B ** __ Test Essay __ ** Antoine de Saint-Exupery reveals many themes in // The Little Prince //. Some are flaws in human nature, while others reveal more positive things. One of these positive themes is that the rewards of friendship compensate for the hard work and potential sadness it entails. This theme appears multiple times in the story in different characters. The first way this theme appears is through the relationship between the fox and the little prince. The fox already knows the sadness that will entail, but he chooses friendship, or “taming”, anyway. The fox, “shall love to listen to the wind in the wheat,” (Saint-Exupery, 83) because of the little prince. The little prince, though he feels sad about leaving the fox, takes away a valuable lesson. Although both feel sad at the time of departure, neither one will look back at the sad part of the relationship. The second demonstration of the theme is the relationship between the pilot and the little prince. The pilot, “will have stars that can laugh,” (Saint-Exupery, 104). He is happy because of this, instead of looking back on the sadness he felt when the little prince prepared to leave. The pilot also reconnected with the child-like part of himself that he seemed to be letting go of. Again neither one will look back and feel sad, but instead both will be happy to have met someone else with their views. Readers can be sure that the author is endorsing the theme because he still treasures his experience with the little prince when he looks back on it. This theme has also proved to be true in my own life. I used to live in Georgia. I look back on the experience and see all the fun times I had, not the sadness I felt when I left. The same is true for my aunt’s old dogs, Sierra and Dakota. They were my favorite dogs, and both have died in the past 2 years. However, I look back on the fun experiences I had with them, not the sadness I felt when I heard they had died. Both of these experiences have proved to me that making new friends is completely worth the sadness it might bring. Works Cited: Saint-Exupery, Antoine de. Translated by Katherine Wood. // The Little Prince. //   New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1971.