History YMMV / TheLittlePrince

* MemeticMutation: Advice for the Prince [[labelnote:Explanation]] [[https://reddit.com/r/thomastheplankengine/comments/t2xhe3/the_other_night_i_dreamt_that_it_became_a_meme_to/A post on the subreddit r/thomastheplankengine]] (where people recreate memes they see in their dreams) showed [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Grunkle Stan]] telling the Little Prince to start counterfeiting money. This resulted in a brief meme of editing fictional characters on the book's cover and have them give him terrible life advice.[[/labelnote]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The book's elements and imagery, while not overtly trippy, are certainly a bit oniric. It is because Saint-Exupéry was inspired greatly by the heat hallucinations he suffered while stranded in the Sahara desert, an event which directly translated to the plot of ''The Little Prince''. Some of his biographers even quote him stating outright that he hallucinated a golden-haired boy who accompanied him to the commercial route in which he was finally found and rescued by a nomad.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The book's elements and imagery, while not overtly trippy, are certainly a bit oneiric. It is because Saint-Exupéry was inspired greatly by the heat hallucinations he suffered while stranded in the Sahara desert, an event which directly translated to the plot of ''The Little Prince''. Some of his biographers even quote him stating outright that he hallucinated a golden-haired boy who accompanied him to the commercial route in which he was finally found and rescued by a nomad.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: [[WordOfGod According to the author]], it's a philosophical book in the guise of a children's book. Then again, there's nothing saying that a philosophy book can't be for children. It's a book about the loss of innocence that accompanies growth, which tackles topics such as codependency and politics, and that ends with the death of the titular character. But with a kid on the cover and several cartoonish illustrations, some people might mistake it as a perfect book for their eight-year-olds to read. Especially if all they know of the universe is the '70s anime version, which is an unapologetic piece of {{Kodomomuke}} which at best glosses over the more mature themes of the novel. Little wonder it was part of the original Creator/NickJunior lineup.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: [[WordOfGod According to the author]], it's a philosophical book in the guise of a children's book. Then again, there's nothing saying that a philosophy book can't be for children. It's a book about the loss of innocence that accompanies growth, which tackles topics such as codependency and politics, and that ends with the death of the titular character. But with a kid on the cover and several cartoonish illustrations, some people might mistake it as a perfect book for their eight-year-olds to read. Especially if all they know of the universe is the '70s anime version, which is {{Kodomomuke}} that TastesLikeDiabetes in the truest sense of children's entertainment, and glosses over or outright removes many of the more mature themes of the book.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: [[WordOfGod According to the author]], it's a philosophical book in the guise of a children's book. Then again, there's nothing saying that a philosophy book can't be for children. It's a book about the loss of innocence that accompanies growth, which tackles topics such as codependency and politics, and that ends with the death of the titular character. But with a kid on the cover and several cartoonish illustrations, some people might mistake it as a perfect book for their eight-year-olds to read.

* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: Making a not so small effort to see a Christian allegory in it, the Little Prince is Jesus, the Fox is a willing convert to faith (possibly St. Francis of Assisi, since he has a wolf totem, plus the fox is faithful and provides comic relief). The Snake is THE Serpent from the Garden of Eden. The Sheep in the box is an allegory -- and Jesus talked in parables and metaphors, including one about a lost sheep, plus he was referred to as the Good Shepherd. The Rose is [[AuthorAvatar Saint-Exupéry's wife]] -- or the good seeds from the parable. The baobab trees are the bad seeds that Jesus talked about in the same parable.

** In Argentina, "El Principito" is sold in every newsstand and supermarket, not just bookstores.
* HarsherInHindsight: The book ends with the Prince disappearing after getting a possibly fatal snake bite. Saint-Exupéry himself disappeared on a mission during World War II, with no conclusive proof about his fate. '''Even harsher''' taking into account the claim that the author was shot down... by a German pilot who loved the book and shared that love with his children. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone He said he broke down crying when he learned he had killed the author of his beloved book of all people.]] (Saint-Exupéry's plane remnants were discovered in 1998 in a completely different location, so it's highly probable he wasn't the fighter shot down by the German after all, but the latter still went to his grave believing so.)

!!''WesternAnimation/TheLittlePrince'' (CGI series)
* MagnificentBastard: [[SnakesAreSinister The Snake]], once the [[TimeAbyss first being alive]], travels the cosmos to [[TheCorrupter corrupt planets]] so it may [[OmnicidalManiac destroy them and bring back the darkness it loves]]. Using its charisma and intellect, the Snake convinces the worlds to embrace the worst sides of themselves to bring the worlds to ruin, constantly matching wits with the titular "Little Prince" and even using a disguise to lure the Prince to its own trap. After manipulating a civil war on the planet of the beautiful Rose, the Snake only relents to save the Prince when the Rose is threatened, even offering its own life to rescue the Rose as the one being it ever loved.

* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: Making a not small efort to see a Christian allegory on it, the Little Prince is Jesus, the Fox is a willing convert to faith (possibly St. Francis of Asissi, since he has a wolf totem, plus the fox is faithful and provides comic relief). The Snake is THE Serpent from the Garden of Eden. The Sheep in the box is an allegory - and Jesus talked in parables and metaphors, including one about a lost sheep, plus he was referred to as the Good Shepherd. The Rose is [[AuthorAvatar Saint-Exupéry's wife]] - or the good seeds from the parable. The baobab trees are the bad seeds that Jesus talked about in the same parable.

* HarsherInHindsight: The book ends with the Prince disappearing after getting a possibly fatal snake bite. Saint-Exupéry himself disappeared on a mission in World War II, with no conclusive proof about his fate. '''Even harsher''' taking into account the claim that the author was shot down... by a German pilot who loved the book and shared that love with his children. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone He said he broke down crying when he learned he had killed the author of his beloved book of all people.]] (Saint-Exupéry's plane remnants were discovered in 1998 in a completely different location, so it's highly probable he wasn't the fighter shot down by the German after all, but the latter still went to his grave believing so.)
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: [[WordOfGod According to the author]], it's a philosophical book under the disguise of a children's book. Then again, there's nothing saying that a philosophy book can't be for children. It's a book about the loss of innocence that accompanies growth, which tackles topics such as codependency and politics, and that ends with the death of the titular character. But with a kid on the cover and several cartoonish illustrations, some people might mistake it as a perfect book for their eight-year-olds to read.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The book's elements and imagery, while not overtly trippy, are certainly a bit oniric. It is because Saint-Exupéry was inspired greatly by the heat hallucinations he suffered while stranded on the Sahara desert, an event which directly translated to the plot of ''The Little Prince''. Some of his biographers even quote him stating outright that he hallucinated with a golden-haired boy who accompanied him to the commercial route in which he was finally found and rescued by a nomad.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: It was a bestseller in France but its biggest popularity was its international release where its actually more beloved than Dumas and Hugo to the point it remains the third bestselling work of fiction of all time.

* HarsherInHindsight: The book ends with the Prince disappearing after getting a possibly fatal snake bite. Saint-Exupéry himself disappeared on a mission in World War II, with no conclusive proof about his fate. '''Even harsher''' taking into account the claim that the author was shot down... by a German pilot who loved the book and shared that love with his children. He said he broke down crying when he learned he had killed the author of his beloved book of all people. (Saint-Exupéry's plane remnants were discovered in 1998 in a completely different location, so it's highly probable he wasn't the fighter shot down by the German after all, but the latter still went to his grave believing so.)