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    The Happy Prince The title “The Happy Prince” implied the main topic depicted by the author Oscar Wild-- emotions. It clarified the idea that there was a statue placed downtown as a monument of a prince who lived in the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam near Berlin and died early in his life‚ the prince lived in luxury which had been filled with empty pleasure throughout his whole life. Ironically‚ the happy prince whose feet were concreted on the ground saw poverty‚ sufferer and helplessness in ordinary

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    The Happy Prince (By Oscar Wilde) The Happy Prince is a story written by author Oscar Wilde and was published in 1888. The story talks about a statue that can talk and then asks a swallow to do tasks for him. It is a simple yet meaningful story; therefore‚ this essay will first be about the summary of the story then it will discuss the symbolism of the statue of the Happy Prince‚ next it will show the contribution of the statue in the story‚ and the last paragraph will be the reflection of the

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    The “HAPPYPrince Persuasive Essay “There is no mystery so great as misery” – The “HappyPrince What does it take to achieve true happiness? In “The Happy Prince‚” a short story by Oscar Wilde‚ the spirit of a prince and a little swallow find true happiness through doing good deeds. This is the central idea that Oscar Wilde is trying to get across: “Good deeds mark the path to true happiness.” This is stated mainly through 3 points‚ which are that the Swallow and Statue Go to heaven

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    The Happy Prince Story : The Happy Prince Written by : Oskar Wilde It is very difficult to feel the true happiness unless you realize what happiness means to you. One can earn his or her so called “ happiness “only by thinking of himself or herself in the first place whenever doing something . From the Story “ The Happy Prince “ important lessons can be learnt about happiness . I think “ Happy Prince “ truly realized his happiness through his three valuable personality traits

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    Happy prince My text is about The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde and I am going to argue over my point to show what the author is trying to say about this happy prince. Oscar Wilde‚ in this case is trying to tell the reader about real happiness. In the first interaction with the Happy Prince He mentions how he lived in a castle called Sance-Souci (meaning‚ no worries in French) where sorrow was not allowed‚ the Prince did not know sorrow. The Happy Prince mentions how he lived in luxury and he did

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    of the century. The Happy Prince‚ one of his collections‚ was published in 1888. The title of the story is an irony‚ as whoever living on the earth‚ have also experienced sufferings‚ so there are no completely happiness. According to the relationship between The Happy Prince and the little Swallow‚ the readers realize a union between two spirits. Moreover‚ both of them find out a real happiness when they compassion and sympathy for the poor. The statue of the Happy Prince is beautiful but not

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    HAPPY PRINCE Happy prince and the Swallow enjoyed real happiness because they had meaningful actions and meaningful lives. They forgot themselves‚ didn’t scare the death to help the poor overcome their sufferings. Happy prince in this story is a statue of a dead prince decorated with gold leaves and precious stones‚ and people call him “Happy prince” because when he was alive‚ he lived in a palace‚ and he never shed tears or feel sorrow. He was isolated from the less fortunate in the society‚ and

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    The story of Happy Prince was published in 1888. It is an allegory. The story is religious and is full of happiness. Happy Prince is a statue with a smile on his lips. It is made of gold‚ sapphires‚ and brilliants. Some time ago he was a boy with not knowing what tears were. Swallow is a bird‚ helping Happy Prince to please people. The story begins very strange with a describing of a beautiful statue‚ standing very high. In the story we can find a lot of similes‚ metaphors‚ flash-backs. A simile

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    “The Happy Prince and Other Tales” -Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright‚ poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit‚ he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London‚ and one of the greatest "celebrities" of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed‚ especially The Importance of Being Earnest. His most famous works are:

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    The Happy prince" by Oscar Wilde seems to be written for children but its content addresses issues of morality to even adults: it develops feelings of sympathy for the poor in children and it makes adults rethink of their attitudes towards life‚ the conversations between the prince and the swallow in some places amuse us while in others places bring tears to us. Not just the moral values but the way the author treats the topic goes far beyond what one can expect from a fairy tale to rank the story

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