The Selfish Giant is a short story written by Oscar Wilde in 1888 in Victorian England.
It is one of the five stories in the book "The Happy Prince".

It is a very educational book which is useful for everybody in life.
The character of the Giant is egoistic and undesirable to everyone.

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The children in town are scared because of the sign the Giant put on his gate: "Trespassers will be prosecuted".

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The trees symbolise life while Winter is a symbol of the Giant's cold heart.

Summer shows love and joy in his heart as well as carefree and playful moments.

The children represent cheerfulness and innocence. 

The wall depicts isolation and selfishness.

The castle represents power and egoism which cause isolation.

The tree with the boy at the end of the story, symbolise the cross and the tree of life.