The Happy Prince Essay
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The Happy Prince Literary Essay
The Happy Prince is a story about a statue which is admired by everybody who
walks by it; it represents an ideal of beauty, happiness and wealth. Nevertheless,the
statue has a heart and it is suffering because it cannot move, but then appears a little
swallow, the only creature which is able to listen to the prince. This story was written by
OscarWilde who is considered one of the most outstanding English dramatists of the 19th
century. He was also a poet and a writer. This story conveys lots of positive values, but the
friendship andcompassion of the little swallow is remarkable.
Friendship and compassion are values that sometimes seem to be vanishing in our
society. But, this story tells us back again how important they are. Thehappy prince used
to be a human and to have a perfect life; he lived in a beautiful palace, he never needed
anything for he was wealthy and had lots of friends with whom he shared his happiness.After his death, a statue to his honor was placed so high on a column; then he could see
the poverty and misery of the city he had never seen while he was alive. “When I was
alive and had a humanheart,' answered the statue, 'I did not know what tears were, for I
lived in the Palace of Sans-Souci where sorrow is not allowed to enter [...] And now that I
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am dead they have set meup here so high that I can see all the ugliness and all the misery
of my city. (Page 4) These were the moving words from the weeping happy prince statue
to the little swallow, which will becomean unexpected and merciful friend till the end of
the story.
In order to help the poor, the happy prince wanted to give away all what he had
for treasures; the precious ruby from his sword, theprecious sapphires from his eyes and
his fine gold leaves which covered him, but he needed the little swallow to do this task “I
am covered with fine gold,' said the Prince, 'you must take it...
The Happy Prince is a story about a statue which is admired by everybody who
walks by it; it represents an ideal of beauty, happiness and wealth. Nevertheless,the
statue has a heart and it is suffering because it cannot move, but then appears a little
swallow, the only creature which is able to listen to the prince. This story was written by
OscarWilde who is considered one of the most outstanding English dramatists of the 19th
century. He was also a poet and a writer. This story conveys lots of positive values, but the
friendship andcompassion of the little swallow is remarkable.
Friendship and compassion are values that sometimes seem to be vanishing in our
society. But, this story tells us back again how important they are. Thehappy prince used
to be a human and to have a perfect life; he lived in a beautiful palace, he never needed
anything for he was wealthy and had lots of friends with whom he shared his happiness.After his death, a statue to his honor was placed so high on a column; then he could see
the poverty and misery of the city he had never seen while he was alive. “When I was
alive and had a humanheart,' answered the statue, 'I did not know what tears were, for I
lived in the Palace of Sans-Souci where sorrow is not allowed to enter [...] And now that I
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am dead they have set meup here so high that I can see all the ugliness and all the misery
of my city. (Page 4) These were the moving words from the weeping happy prince statue
to the little swallow, which will becomean unexpected and merciful friend till the end of
the story.
In order to help the poor, the happy prince wanted to give away all what he had
for treasures; the precious ruby from his sword, theprecious sapphires from his eyes and
his fine gold leaves which covered him, but he needed the little swallow to do this task “I
am covered with fine gold,' said the Prince, 'you must take it...
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