Wisdom Beyond Stars: A Conversation with The Little Prince ˙✧˖°🦊 ༘ ⋆｡˚

My last week of my second year as an ELT student ends with this final assignment😫. I had the  chance ( I would definitely say that) to have a conversation with The Little Prince, the main character of the book written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, thanks to Magic School’s Character Chatbot. I interviewed him generally talking about love, loss, friendship, and perceptions. The experience of this feels fantastic for my inner child as well.

The chat feels like it's real as the prince answered my questions in poetic sentences. I even recognized some quotes from the book. After completing the conversation, I wrote the report as a summary of the conversation, mentioning key points and insights. Then I used Magic School again but this time I utilized the Writing Feedback Tool to revise my report and give some ideas. It helped me especially to make my report readability better. And I corrected some of my mistakes and changed other sentences.

As a future language teacher, Magic School AI really has great potential in these AI tools. They can be used in language teaching in practice for speaking and writing skills. They are especially beneficial for learners who may feel anxious or shy to speak or write something. Moreover, AI tools also increase the imagination of learners by making it possible by allowing them to have a chat with whoever they choose. Without proper guidance, learners may misuse AI tools, which may lead to confusion to questioning, or exploring on their own. Therefore, it is important to integrate AI tools with caution, care and curiosity. Like what the fox from The Little Prince said, “You become responsible forever for what you have tamed.”

The written transcript of the conversation with The Little Prince 

(1st draft)

Report on a Conversation with The Little Prince

I had a mindful conversation with the story character whom I grew up reading about his journey to seek the answer to his questions. This report summarizes my conversations with The Little Prince, written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. We talked about the nature of love, loss, friendship, responsibility, time and how grown-ups see the world.

Starting with the themes of friendship and taming, The Little Prince reflects his thoughts on what makes a true friendship. “A true friendship, you see, is like the careful ritual of taming. It requires patience, consistency and most importantly time.” He points out that bonds, or “ties”, which the fox is called and thinks that they invisible yet unique for making someone tame, are built through consuming time by making an investment of the heart.

About love and his rose, the prince said that “Love isn’t just about feeling butterflies… Love is in the daily rituals.”. He tends to his rose despite her thorns and flaws, which means that responsibility takes place when it comes to love. As the fox once said, “You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed” to him, which he cannot forget these words.

When I asked the little prince about leaving his rose behind, he spoke softly, for farewell to his beloved rose. “Leaving my rose was like watching the sun set forty-four times in one day.” First, he thought to escape from her constant will, but distance plays and the prince meets with others, he realized that the time he had with his rose was precious. He mentioned that “The pain of separation became my teacher… I didn’t want to be like the geographer, knowing things only from a distance.”

So, watching the sunsets forty-four times symbolizes his emotion deeply. “When I watch a sunset… it reminds me that nothing-not even sorrow-stays exactly the same.”. He did not see time as we did, he saw the emotions behind it. “Each sunset is unique, just as each moment of sadness or joy has its own particular color.” For forty-four times, watching sunset is not just about numerical, yet sunsets became a healing process for him because each time he understood his feelings differently.

Moving to living on a tiny asteroid, B-612, I asked about solitude, and he said, “being alone isn’t quite the same as being lonely.” He thinks that solitude enables one to acknowledge to hear “thoughts that are usually drowned out by the noise of what grown-ups call ‘matters of consequences’”. Also, he emphasized the real solitude by saying that “True solitude teaches you not just about yourself but about your connections to others.”

About ‘matters of consequences', he recalls his memories with adults such as the businessman and the king. He talked about their trouble and said, “they forget how to see with their hearts.”. For protection of our inner child while growing up, he mentioned curiosity, friendship and so on. The prince said, “Growing older is inevitable… but losing one’s ability to wonder- that’s the choice.” and he fosters us to keep asking “why” and never avoid from “taming” and “building a bridge between who you were and who you’re becoming.”

Finally, I mentioned again that the fox told him, “One sees clearly only with the heart,” and the little prince said, “Some truths can only be felt.” Indeed, I truly felt it. Our conversation ended with the final question from The Little Prince: “Why do grown-ups build such tall walls around their hearts, only to spend their lives feeling lonely behind them?” Unfortunately, we may never know the answer…

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Feedback on Character Conversation Analysis with The Little Prince

Areas of Strength:
• Your analysis demonstrates deep engagement with the philosophical themes of The Little Prince. I particularly appreciate how you explored complex ideas like the nature of time through quotes like "Each sunset is unique, just as each moment of sadness or joy has its own particular color."

• You effectively weave direct quotes throughout your analysis, creating a natural flow between the character's voice and your interpretation. For example, your discussion of friendship using the quote "A true friendship, you see, is like the careful ritual of taming" shows strong integration of textual evidence.

Areas for Growth:
• Consider developing more analytical depth in your transitions between themes. While you cover many important topics, some transitions feel abrupt. For instance, the shift from discussing sunsets to solitude could be more smoothly connected to show how these themes relate to each other.

• Your introduction could be more focused to establish the specific purpose and scope of your conversation. While you mention having a "mindful conversation," you could more clearly outline the key themes you'll explore to give readers a stronger roadmap.

General Feedback on Writing Mechanics:
• There are some minor grammatical issues to address. For example, in "About love and his rose, the prince said that 'Love isn't just about feeling butterflies…'" could be revised to "When discussing love and his rose, the prince explained that…"

• Watch for consistency in verb tense. You shift between past and present tense in some sections, such as "he spoke softly" versus "he thinks that solitude enables." Choose one tense and maintain it throughout your analysis.

• Consider breaking up longer paragraphs, particularly the one about sunsets and emotions, to improve readability and allow each important point to stand out more clearly.

(revised version)

Wisdom Beyond Stars: A Conversation with The Little Prince

I had a mindful conversation with the story character whom I grew up reading about his journey to seek the answer to his questions. This report summarizes my conversations with The Little Prince, written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. We talked about the key themes of the nature of love, loss, friendship, responsibility, time and how grown-ups see the world.

Starting with the themes of friendship and taming, The Little Prince reflected his thoughts on what makes a true friendship. “A true friendship, you see, is like the careful ritual of taming. It requires patience, consistency and most importantly time.” He pointed out that bonds, or “ties”, which the fox is called and thought that they are invisible yet unique for making someone tame, are built through consuming time by making an investment of the heart.

About love and his rose, the prince explained that “Love isn’t just about feeling butterflies… Love is in the daily rituals.”. He tended to his rose despite her thorns and flaws, which means that responsibility takes place when it comes to love. As the fox once said, “You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed” to him, which he cannot forget these words.

When I asked the little prince about leaving his rose behind, he spoke softly, for farewell to his beloved rose. “Leaving my rose was like watching the sun set forty-four times in one day.” First, he thought to escape from her constant will, but distance played and the prince met with others, he realized that the time he had with his rose was precious. He mentioned that “The pain of separation became my teacher… I didn’t want to be like the geographer, knowing things only from a distance.”

So, watching the sunsets forty-four times symbolizes his emotion deeply. “When I watch a sunset… it reminds me that nothing-not even sorrow-stays exactly the same.”. He did not see time as we did, he saw the emotions behind it. “Each sunset is unique, just as each moment of sadness or joy has its own particular color.” For forty-four times, watching sunset is not just about numerical, yet sunsets became a healing process for him because each time he understood his feelings differently.

Moving from the emotional healing to living on a tiny asteroid, B-612, I asked about solitude, and he said, “being alone isn’t quite the same as being lonely.” He thought that solitude enables one to acknowledge to hear “thoughts that are usually drowned out by the noise of what grown-ups call ‘matters of consequences’”. Also, he emphasized the real solitude by saying that “True solitude teaches you not just about yourself but about your connections to others.”

About ‘matters of consequences', he recalled his memories with adults such as the businessman and the king. He talked about their trouble and said, “they forget how to see with their hearts.”. For protection of our inner child while growing up, he mentioned curiosity, friendship and so on. The prince said, “Growing older is inevitable… but losing one’s ability to wonder- that’s the choice.” and he fostered us to keep asking “why” and never avoid from “taming” and “building a bridge between who you were and who you’re becoming.”

Finally, I mentioned again that the fox told him, “One sees clearly only with the heart,” and the little prince said, “Some truths can only be felt.” Indeed, I truly felt it. Our conversation ended with the final question from The Little Prince: “Why do grown-ups build such tall walls around their hearts, only to spend their lives feeling lonely behind them?” Unfortunately, we may never know the answer…

Elif Tezer 101023077

My Comments on Feedback and Changes I Highlighted

For my little grammar mistakes, I corrected some verbs according to tense and made a minor change in my introduction part. I changed my title as well, it became more specific. It said that some of my parts could be more focused and detailed, yet I had already gone over the 500-word limit. Lastly, I changed the first sentence of the sixth paragraph to make a smooth transition to the other theme. It was a great experience to have feedback from Magic School’s Writing Feedback Tool; it helped me to see my mistakes and review my report.