Part one of term paper
"" was Antoine Saint Exupery's second novel. It was first published in the 1930s and was based on the author's experiences as a mail pilot in South America. The two main characters are Fabien, a pilot flying the Patagonia mail, and Riviere, his boss and the man responsible for the airmail service. The story is simple, Fabien and his airplan ...

Part two of term paper
... to send other pilots into the night to keep the mail moving. Riviere is also the one who must tell Fabien's wife that her husband is lost. At a different level, the book is an attempt to analyze and explain duty and responsibility one can feel towards his work and his friends and the reasons why people like Riviere and Fabien would persist and continue in their work, despite the very real dangers. When it was first publish the book was very well received and this was the book that made Saint- ...