The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

In the story “ Aquamarine” by Alice Hoffman, the problem is the main character Aquamarine, a mermaid, is far away from home, because, she doesn’t want to marry the merman that her dad picked out and she believes in love. So, she swam away and her dad got so mad that he created a big storm that washed Aquamarine up on the land into a public beach pool. After that her dad gave her 3 days on land to prove that love is true and if she doesn’t succeed then she has to come back home. If Haley and…

is full of tough choices innit." This statement made by Ursula, the sea witch in Disney's Little Mermaid, sums up the plot in both the original book by Hans Christian Andersen and Disney's animated version. Both revolve around the choices of a young girl seeking love. The stories are similar, but have striking differences. Desire, cost and sacrifice are at the heart of both accounts of a young mermaid becoming a woman, but while one story shows growth and responsibility, the other presents a…

“The Little Mermaid” was originally a fairy tale written in 1837 by Hans Christian Andersen that portrayed a young mermaid that faces the tribulations that comes with growing up and showcased her struggle to obtain what she wants most in life. Since then, Andersen’s story has inspired several movie adaptations, once of which being “The Little Mermaid” produced by Disney in 1989. In both the movie and book, similar archetypes between characters can be examined, however the mermaid’s ultimate fate…

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 differentiate the…

The Little Mermaid is a Disney movie about a young mermaid named Ariel. In the movie Ariel experiences several different conflicts throughout the entirety of the movie. Some of these conflicts could have been avoided if the characters would have used a non-judgemental tone/calm voice, clarified their real intentions, and established mutual purpose.Throughout the movie Ariel engages in flight many times when it comes to conflicts, though on the rare occasion she does choose fight. On the other…

Developmental issues Freud would say that Ariel is stuck in the Anal phase of Freud’s stages of Psychosexual development. She is anal explosive. At the beginning of the book, King Triton, Ariel’s father, can’t find her at the family concert. He is enraged when she shows up after the concert because she disobeyed him after he told her she was not allowed to go to the surface, or her grotto any longer. Ariel was very disorganised with her time management because she lost track of time while…

When analyzing The Little Mermaid, Giroux holds Ariel under scrutiny with her relationship with the men in her life and how her perfect body might lead little girls to idealize unhealthy body standards for themselves. Giroux describes Ariel as “modeled after a slightly anorexic Barbie Doll,” due to her slim figure, large breasts, and wide eyes, all which seems like too much for a sixteen year old. The two main male relationships that Ariel has are between her father, King Triton, and her love…

killed before the film or in the early beginnings. She also finds herself pointing towards father figures and the false depiction they receive in movies vs what actually occurs in real life. Boxer also realizes the demeaning roles that women figures are often given in films and the discomfort that comes from it. She sees the gap of unawareness and tries…