THE LITTLE PRINCE FOR STRESSED ADULTS: A LITERARY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION

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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is categorized as a children novella, but its subject matter of meaning, emotional genuineness as well as human connection reveals a lot to be taken by stressed adults. The current paper has examined the novel in various scholarly perspectives such as Symbolic Interactionism, intrinsic and extrinsic literary analysis and psychoanalysis interpretation. It looks at how the Aviator and the Little Prince create and re-create meaning, the pressures of adult societies with emotional and relationship satisfaction. The main themes of loneliness, love, friendship, and meaning seeking are brought in connection with stress in adulthood and how false priorities among people may add to the psychological pressure. Also, the psychoanalytic approach focuses on the necessity to re-establish the emotional balance by re-connecting with the inner child. Through the synthesis of literary and psychological interpretations, the paper proves that The Little Prince provides a model of how stressed-out adults can re-examine their priorities and build meaningful relationships, as well as to experience emotional health. This multidisciplinary strategy makes it clear how timeless the work of Saint-Exupéry is in the face of cross-cultural and time-related contexts.