the king
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The king is a vain and authoritarian monarch whom the Little Prince meets on an asteroid, symbolizing adult obsession with power and control.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the king (The Little Prince) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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monarch ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Little Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | chapter 10 of The Little Prince ⓘ |
| asks | the Little Prince to stay as his subject NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| cannotSee | any subjects on his planet ⓘ |
| claimsTitle | absolute monarch ⓘ |
| claimsToRule | the entire universe ⓘ |
| creator | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demands | absolute obedience ⓘ |
| failsToUnderstand | the Little Prince’s desire for exploration ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Little Prince (1943) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governs | his asteroid ⓘ |
| influences | the Little Prince’s understanding of power ⓘ |
| insistsThat | his authority is universal ⓘ |
| insistsThat | his orders are always reasonable ⓘ |
| interactionWithLittlePrince |
offers to appoint the Little Prince as minister
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tries to make the Little Prince his subject ⓘ |
| issues | orders ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
critique of authoritarianism
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representation of adult vanity ⓘ satire of political power ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| meetsCharacter | the Little Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | one of the first adults the Little Prince meets on his journey ⓘ |
| nationalityOfWork | French ⓘ |
| obsession |
authority
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power ⓘ |
| offersTitle | minister of justice ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
authoritarian
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vain ⓘ |
| philosophyOfRule | a king must only command what can be obeyed ⓘ |
| publicationContext | The Little Prince was first published in 1943 in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rationalizes | his lack of subjects ⓘ |
| relatedWork | French novella The Little Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsToLittlePrince | a puzzling form of grown-up behavior ⓘ |
| residesOn | asteroid ⓘ |
| role | king NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfPerception | just and wise ruler ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
adult obsession with control
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adult obsession with power ⓘ |
| targetOf | the Little Prince’s quiet skepticism ⓘ |
| teaches | that authority should be based on reason ⓘ |
| workGenre |
children’s literature
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philosophical tale ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.