“The Happy Prince” By Oscar Wilde
Subgenre: Story for children
Setting: Poor
town, far-away country
Story/Plot: In
a far-away country a young prince lived. When he died, people
made a statue of him. One day a swallow met the Prince, called Happy Prince. He asked the
swallow to help him to
support poor people with the statue's stones. Because of cold the
swallow died and the Happy Prince was sad. An Angel took them
up, so that they could stay forever together in the Paradise.
Characters: Swallow, Happy
Prince, Angel
and God
Narrator: Third
person
Point of view: Happy
Prince's
Theme/s: Poor
people helping wish, altruism, happiness
Style: Melancholy
spirit
Personal comment:This book teaches that altruism is
important, also if we have to give up
something ours to help people who need. So it's a good tale to tell to children who need a right education.
-Chiara Manicone
I liked this book because of the originality of the story. it is not a usual love story or an adventure story but a new tale about altruism and friendship. The protagonists are unusual too : thay're a statue and a swallow. I think that in this book the author shows his pessimistic point of view about human life: he has compassion for poor people but he considers them unable to emancipate themselves.
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