Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen wrote unique, never-seen-before fairy tales, used his vivid imagination to innovate ways to overcome his cynical view of life and the critics who ridiculed his work because of it, and illuminated the face of creativity; forever changing the fairy tale genre. Andersen is world-renowned for his fairy tales. The most famous among his impressive repertoire include “The Ugly Duckling”, “The Princess and the Pea”, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, and “The Little Mermaid”, but before them, he wrote plays, poems, novels, travelogues, and autobiographies (Wolkstein, 2005). However, when he first started writing fairy tales, he considered them unimportant and talked with family, friends, and critics about ceasing his writing of…

Whether it be “the Bible” or an American classic, “the Giver,” writers have found their guides through the work of others. The common source of inspiration has caused an upward trend in certain genres, uplifting many along the way. Although authors are influences by different muses, Hans Christian Andersen’s original work, “The Little Mermaid”, has become an afflatus to authors whom created versions close to his work. The story of “The Littler Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen begins with…

Hans Christian Andersen wrote the orignal version of “The Little Mermaid”. It is a very dark and gruesome tale. However, the Grimm’s version of “The Little Mermaid” which was written only a few short years after Andersen’s version was published, is very similar. Both of the stories follow the same plot line, and many of the same things happen each story. The two stories have very few differences. There are very few differences between the two versions of “The Little Mermaid”. One thing that…

be relevant and helpful guidelines to follow. “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen is the tale of a young mermaid who makes some…

Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2, 1805, in Odense, Denmark. Although Andersen’s family does not belong to a rich class, he studied for 7 years in the University of Copenhagen, and became one of the world’s greatest storytellers, mainly fairy tales. He was a lonely, but passionate, and optimistic young man. He succeed with his novel “The Improviser”, in 1835. His journeys through Europa, Africa, and Asia increased, and his talent flourished while writing more novels, poems, fairy…

unconscious tendencies within one’s mind that may influence decision making. Hans Christian Andersen often times invokes the Freudian id, ego, and superego in separate instances that lead to unfavorable outcomes in order to show the importance of balance between the three aspects of one’s psyche in decision making. Furthermore, when looking at the rationales and the decisions that characterize Andersen’s creations in various stories, the reader is able to gain more insight into Andersen’s…

regal thinking are illustrated by the fable, THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES by Hans Christian Andersen. One of the best-known physics examples of regal science is Aristotle’s geocentric solar system from the 4th century B.C. The strategy was simple enough and the original model was as simple as possible. It was, in fact simpler than today’s models. However, the narrative was barren. As the data became more precise, the necessary adjustments to the model became more complicated. Four hundred…

The ugly ducking a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen was a commonly found bedtime story for children. The story of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffer physical and verbal abuse from those around him due to his grotesque appearance. Only till he mature into a beautiful swan, then started to be loved. A story that exhibits the weightiness of appearance in every society, even the bedtime story for children. Do physically attractive individual are more likable compared to…

Fairy Tales are an important means used to teach life’s basic truths to children. These stories contain deep moral beliefs that sculpt basic understanding of right and wrong for society. Throughout time they have been adapted to a more child friendly form, even so that the film industry now bases child-oriented movies on classic fairy tales. Fairy tales, such as Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”, appeal to a sense of romance, adventure, and the fight between good and evil. Society…

Single Sea Foam to Married Mermaid The original The Little Mermaid, written by Hans Christian Andersen, and the Disney version are closer than I had first thought. It turns out that Disney had only changed the ending to fit the Disney-fication process, besides adding music. The original piece isn’t as sad as thought. I’m glad I got to actually sit down and read Andersen’s version of The Little Mermaid. Both versions of The Little Mermaid follow the six-step formula for a Shakespearean comedy.…