The sixth question. On the last day of vacation girl returns home with mother. From where? From the store, where they bought a school uniform? Maybe.
The seventh question. When a girl comes to school and there at the blackboard is trying to tell the audience about the elephant and the boa constrictor, the faces of teachers and children are as sad and hopeless as that of officials in a dream. Does the author understand, that here there is a problem, the solution of which he does not know?
The eighth question. In the last two weeks a girl reads a lot of thick giant books. What for? There will be no exam ahead. What for?
The tale in a book and in a movie
The filmmakers took a noble task – to return the tale of Saint-Exupery into the focus of public discussion. And not only for the reading public, not only into the focus of discussion of adults, but into the focus of family discussions for children with parents. This is a family film and young viewers will not be indifferent to the fate of the little girl. Did they succeed? Yes, they did.
Another question – how images of the Exupery are related to those presented in the film. Let me remind you that some of the images from the book are omitted in the film («lamplighter», for example), and some others are added («teacher» in a dream).
Here we can talk about two different worldviews – one in the book and other in the film.
What makes the Little Prince in the book to die from a snakebite? The logic of the tale does not require this.
The Little Prince flew from home in a fairy way – with migratory birds – and he could return home with some other fairy way. Apparently, Exupery needs this event of death to make reader to think about the problem of death.
Therefore, tale of Exupery is for adult reader, children do not like the book. It is difficult and unpleasant for children to discuss the death.
The pilot did not die in the film – although he hints to the girl at this option. And in the movie Mr. Prince returns to his planet. The rose is already dead – but this death is not a tragedy. At least for modern child.
America does not think of death. America is young and optimistic. Europe is built around death and sorrow. She is old.
So, what all this stuff is about?
Authors – the author of the book, and the authors of the film – appeal to all the people, having their own inner world – people who have the level of 6. Especially for people-6, authors discuss the different roles and role-playing systems.