The Happy Prince

Sep 18 2022 | Sunday

Hello, beloved reader.

At the beginning of the short story, 'The Happy Prince' by Oscar Wilde, the statue of the Happy Prince is considered beautiful and very much admired. However, by the end of the story when the Happy Prince, with the help of the Swallow, has given away the ruby out of his sword-hilt, the rare sapphires out of his eyes, and the gold leaves, the Mayor calls him shabby and says that he is "little better than a beggar." "As he is no longer beautiful he is no longer useful," is what the Art Professor at the University says when the statue of the Happy Prince is pulled down.

The Happy Prince lived his whole life completely unaware of people's misery, but he does everything he can to help others when he witnesses the ugliness and misery of his city.

The Happy Prince's feet were fastened to the pedestal and he couldn't move, but ours aren't.
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Thank you for reading.​
Sahar Afreen

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