A Contrast Analysis of the Prince’s Image in The Little Prince and The Happy Prince

Abstract  Although the two princes are characters from fairy tales, because of different authors and different background of creation, the image of two princes still have many differences。 This article makes a comparative study of the two princes through the discussion of the creation background, characters, effects of other characters on the prince, the inner psychological changes of the prince and the symbolic meaning of the Prince characters。 89921

Key words: inner changes; symbolic meaning; images;true happiness

《小王子》和《快乐王子》中王子人物形象的对比分析 

摘  要虽说两位王子均是出自童话故事的人物形象，由于不同的作者和不同的创作背景，两位王子的形象仍然有许多的不同之处。本文从创作背景，人物形象，书中其他人物形象对王子的影响，王子内在的心理变化，以及王子人物形象所隐含的象征意义等方面，具体对比了两个王子的人物形象。源Q于W优E尔A论S文R网wwW.yOueRw.com 原文+QQ75201,8766

毕业论文关键词：内心变化；象征意义；意象；真正的幸福

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

2。 Brief introduction of The Little Prince and The Happy Prince 2

2。1 Brief introduction of The Little Prince 2

2。2 Brief introduction of The Happy Prince 3

3。Contrast analysis of the prince’s images 4

3。1 Contrast analysis of creation background 4

    3。1。1 Creation background of The Little Prince 4

    3。1。2 Creation background of The Happy prince 6

    3。2 Contrast analysis of the living environment of the Princes 8

    3。3 Contrast analysis of the other characters and their effects on the princes 10

3。3。1Character list in The Little Prince 10

        3。3。2 Character list in The Happy Prince 10

    3。3。3 Contrast analysis of their effects on the princes。 10

3。4 Contrast analysis of the princes’ inner psychological changes。 12

    3。5 Contrast analysis of the princes’ symbolic meaning in two works 13

4。 Conclusion 14

References 15

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According to Oxford Advanced Learners English-Chinese Dictionary 7th Edition, the origin of prince is the hero of some European fairy tales, for example Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty。 In addition, foreign fairy tale works The Frog Prince, Snow White and other children's literary works also have the appearance of the image of the prince。 Prince as a positive image of the incarnation, represents the true, good and beautiful。 Two of the most prominent images of the princes are Antoine de Saint-Exupry’s the little prince and Oscar Wilde's the happy prince。 There are both prince images in two works , but they are different, through the comparative analysis of the two images, readers can reveal social phenomenon hidden in fairy tales and can have a more profound understanding of the two works。。