Beyond Anthropocentrism: Interpretations of "The Little Prince" from a Posthuman Perspective
الباحث الأول:
Assis. Lec. Sarah Hadi Razzaq
المجلة:
Journal of Al-Kut University College for Humanitarian Sciences
تاريخ النشر:
21 أغسطس، 2025
مختصر البحث:
This article is a posthumanist analysis of Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince (1943), which critiques the idea of human dominance. Previous scholarly work focuses on existential, psychoanalytic, or ecological perspectives; this article attempts to pl…
This article is a posthumanist analysis of Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince (1943), which critiques the idea of human dominance. Previous scholarly work focuses on existential, psychoanalytic, or ecological perspectives; this article attempts to place The Little Prince in the realm of posthumanism through transformed ethics of care, interdependence, and relationality. Through thematic analysis, this article presents the rose, the fox, and the snake as significant non-human characters that deconstruct an anthropocentric perspective to reveal the socio-ethical significance and philosophy of the novella. The non-human characters are crucial to the little prince's ethical decision-making, challenging the primacy of humanity and advocating for a more symbiotic and harmonious coexistence. This article aims to analyse these non-human posthumanist entities of the novella and their importance to The Little Prince. Posthumanism theory emphasises the interconnectedness of all life forms and the ethical consideration of non-human entities. This article argues that The Little Prince is a posthumanist critique of anthropocentrism with contemporary concerns for socio-ethical treatment and purposeful connectedness to all beings.
