Little Princes Dialectical Journal Responses by Ethan Gray https://padlet.com/ethuhn/qs1ia60qb5e2 en-us 2017-11-05 23:50:48 UTC 2024-05-24 13:01:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Part II: Around the World and Back ethuhn https://padlet.com/ethuhn/qs1ia60qb5e2/wish/203703801 Conor said: “I found I had developed new feelings toward the children I saw begging on the street. Street children are common to every poor city, and I had always gone well out of my way to avoid them. I knew that they were working for somebody, that the begging was a scam. But since my experience in Nepal, for the first time, I saw them as normal children. Given a safe home, an opportunity to go to school, and people who could look out for them, they would be no different from the children at Little Princes. It made me miss Nepal and Little Princes all the more.” on page 63, part 2

I think that this is significant because it shows the effects that the Little Princes has had on Conor. I feel that the book so far has shown how Conor has had an impact on the Little Princes, but now it is reversed and shows how the Little Princes have had an effect on Conor. His comparison of the Little Princes and the begging children prove that wholeheartedly. Because of the Little Princes, his opinion on the begging children has changed, since he realizes that they are not very different from each other. I think that this goes to show how helping someone else can help you as well, in various different ways. This applies to Conor, since he has grown a lot as a person after his trip to Nepal, seeing the world in a whole new way than he used to. He formed new relationships, and has learned a lot from his trip to Nepal, which is why he feels that he should go back. I think that this is personally relatable because I feel like I have had experiences that have made me see things in a new light.]]> 2017-11-06 00:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ethuhn/qs1ia60qb5e2/wish/203703801 Part I: The Little Princes ethuhn https://padlet.com/ethuhn/qs1ia60qb5e2/wish/203704470 Conor said: "The Brochures for volunteering in Nepal had said civil war. Being an American, I assumed the writers of the brochure were doing what I did all the time - exaggerating. No organization was going to send volunteers into a conflict zone." on page 1, part 1

I think that one of the most important parts of a book is the opening. it can make or break your thoughts on a book. It has to capture the reader’s attention, while simultaneously tell you about the book you are about to read. Believe it or not, this opening paragraph does just that. I think the main thing this passage does is show who Conor is as a person. He's not a really experienced author who has had many years of writing practice, he is just a normal guy who wanted to write a book about a really important experience in his life. That is relatable for me, since I think it is always good to be yourself, and only yourself, when it comes to art, like books and such. I also think that it gives a very interesting quality to this book, because while you are reading it, you don't really feel like you are reading a book, you feel as if you are learning about someone else experiences. I don't normally have that feel while reading books, which is why this book is so unique, and why this passage is so significant to this part of the story.


]]> 2017-11-06 00:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ethuhn/qs1ia60qb5e2/wish/203704470 Part III: Seven Needles in a Haystack ethuhn https://padlet.com/ethuhn/qs1ia60qb5e2/wish/203707130 Conor said: “I needed to raise money. I wrote that down. It became the step before flying to Kathmandu. I had raised a little money in the past through my travel blog, writing about Little Princes. I needed a better structure. People would need to be convinced that this was a real venture, that there was a tax deduction for them. How I was going to find these people was a different story, I ignored that step for now. I needed an official nonprofit organization.” on page 104, part 3

Did Conor think that taking a trip to Nepal would result in him starting a nonprofit organization to help Little Princes? Probably not. This shows that one simple choice to change your life could also change many others. Not even just the Little Princes, but many other children struggling in Nepal. Conor is dead-set on this decision. He has no hesitation, since he feels as if it his duty to the Little Princes, and many other kids in Nepal. To him, it is not a want, but a must. I can really relate to that, because when i am really passionate about something, I think in the same exact way that he does. Conor seems to be very passionate about this at this point in the novel, and that is very apparent in his writing.]]> 2017-11-06 00:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ethuhn/qs1ia60qb5e2/wish/203707130 Part IV: Into the Mountains ethuhn https://padlet.com/ethuhn/qs1ia60qb5e2/wish/203721535 Conor said: "The early light woke me. I scrambled up, hopping in my sleeping bag, and flung open the door. Clear, crystal, perfect blue sky. I couldn't recall sing anything more beautiful in my whole life. I was going home. It was December 22. I had found the families of all twenty-four children." on page 217, part 4

The significance of this passage is Conor's sense of accomplishment. He knows that he has done what he intended to do the whole mountain trip, and he can just sit there and enjoy the view from his room. For me, there's nothing better that the feeling you have after you have accomplished something important. Conor is experiencing that right now, after finding the families of all the children. The mountain trip was tough, with all the weather conditions, and the length of it, but Conor powered through it. Even if he was pessimistic at times, it didn't matter because in the end, he did what he set out to do, and never gave up during the process. This really illustrates the point of when the road is tough, you need to keep going, because the end result will be worth it. In Conor's case, it was worth more than anything.

]]> 2017-11-06 02:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ethuhn/qs1ia60qb5e2/wish/203721535 Part V: Liz ethuhn https://padlet.com/ethuhn/qs1ia60qb5e2/wish/203724310 Conor said: "I felt lost, rudderless. My last month had been focused on getting to see Liz. I had done everything to get back from Humla in time to meet her, wondering what it would be like when we finally met. Well, now I knew it It was perfect We had spent all of sixty-five hours together. And I was crazy about her." on page 236, part 5

I have a slight feeling that Conor is obsessed with that girl Liz. How do I know? Part 5 is named after her and he literally said it in that last line. I think out of all the passages, I could relate to this one the most. Just that feeling of wanting to spend all of your time with one person, or all of your time doing one specific activity, or whatever it may be, there are things in this world that you love. Conor fell in love with Liz when he barely even knew her, because he knew in his mind that he loved her. Right from the start he just fell for her, and I think that (though it may not have much to do with Little Princes) is very significant/relatable for myself.
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