The Little Prince
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27
Themes
All Themes Relationships The True and the Essential Exploration vs. Narrowmindedness Childhood vs. Adulthood Innocence
Quotes
Characters
All Characters The Pilot/Narrator The Little Prince The Fox The Snake The Rose/Flower The Lamplighter The Geographer The Merchant
Symbols
All Symbols Stars Water Baobab Trees
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The Little Prince

by

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Merchant Character Analysis

The little prince also meets a merchant on Earth. The merchant claims to sell a pill that can quench a person's thirst, saving fifty-three minutes each day. The little prince defiantly responds that he would use the extra fifty-three minutes to walk at his leisure towards a cool spring of water.
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The Merchant Character Timeline in The Little Prince

The timeline below shows where the character The Merchant appears in The Little Prince. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 23
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