Abstract
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944) published Little Prince in 1943, the story of an actual incident, which includes a collection of notes left by Saint-Exupery from his life`s experiences and thoughts. The research method is based on Gerar Genette`s narrative theory. A fictional narrative is the sequence of events within the axis of time. In narration, there is a distinction between what actually happened (the content of the narrative) and how to narrate what happened (the form of the narrative). The narrator is the main character of the story. According to Genette`s opinions, the narrative can be matched in the fictional world and text-based narrative because the center of orientation focuses on the character-narrator. The type of narrative is in the form of a co-narrative. The narrator is a knowledgeable narrator who controls the story. Each story is told through one or more narrators, and according to Genette, the narrator can be examined in terms of the type of narrative and narrative of events within time in the form of order, continuity and frequency. The little Prince, based on Genette`s theory, has an order or few time ranges from the present to the back and front, aesthetic and artistic aspect, and the painting event has the highest frequency, and the stability of dynamics or the speed of the story has positive acceleration and, in some parts negative acceleration.
Highlights
Fantasy is a literary genre that lies on the border between fantasy and reality, something that is real but seems imaginary or something which is imaginary, but it seems real” (Masoudi, 2008, p.35)
This study focused on all text of the story of the little prince
The little prince recounts the final event of the story to the pilot before biting by the snake, which, in addition to the artistic effect, prepares the audience to accept the final event of the story: “Apparently I will feel bad tonight
Summary
Fantasy is a literary genre that lies on the border between fantasy and reality, something that is real but seems imaginary or something which is imaginary, but it seems real” (Masoudi, 2008, p.35). Other words such as fantasy and illusion are used in this field. The fantasy imagination is not separated from reality but goes beyond it and becomes superior. Magic and impossibilities are two important characteristics in fantasy literature that drive the story. These two features complete a part of fantasy definition. The story of fantasy and illusion depicts imaginary worlds in which magical, supernatural and unreal forces advance the action of a story (Mirsadeghi, 2013, p.267). Fantasy stories are based on truth and because they are imaginary and have magic and impossible elements, it does not mean that they are false. 1.2 Research background To the best of the researchers knowledge, from the viewpoint of Gerar Genette, less research in English, if any, has been done on the structure of the narrative in Exupery's Little Prince story and this paper would be a novelty in this regard
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