The Little Mermaid

I was horrified. I had never performed such a major role nor had I ever sung a solo part. I was new to the world of theater. Having just had a wonderful experience performing a small part in The Little Mermaid, I decided to continue pursuing my passion for theater. When I auditioned for the musical Annie, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and audition for the part of Oliver Warbucks. After singing to an audience for the first time, I went home and anxiously anticipating the email to…

the mighty dragon with his sword, and he and his princess live happily ever after. I, like so many others, have grown up fantasizing about fairytale endings. When good triumphs over evil, and the courageous hero defeats the ferocious beast. As a little girl, these stores taught me to believe in myself, and to be the hero of my own story. But the problem is, in real life there is no overarching villain spewing fire on the honorable hero. There is no single courageous act that can guarantee a…

alone. We are taught from a very young age to stay safe and away from dangerous situations. However, I took this advice a little too seriously. I was always a rule follower, but sometimes my intense precautions got me into trouble. It was a gorgeous day: the sun was blazing, the birds were cheerfully chirping and of course, I was sitting on the couch watching The Little Mermaid for the fifth time that week. Meanwhile, my dad was away on a business trip and wouldn’t be home until the following…

“Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Effect” emphasize the stereotypes on little girls, as a Princess with beauty images and matureness. Introduction: How does Disney Princess become a huge effect by stereotypes toward little and older girl? For the reason, that many young and older girls believe that all Disney Princess dreams come true in reality than a fantasy fairy-tales and it is called “Princess Phenomenon” (pg. 509, Hanes). I have never fall for any Disney Princess’ character to…

Since the début of the first Disney princess movie, Snow White, some sexologists have criticized the film for its theme of male dominance present throughout the scenes. Disney’s adaptations of the Brothers Grim stories of folktale such as Cinderella and Snow White, are the perfect depiction of patriarchal ascendency anticipated. The female heroines were being treated as if they were objects by the men protagonists. They were visually designed by men, both in the director perspective and the…

The Seagull, a work written by Anton Chekhov, has many symbols such as the seagull and the lake, all of which play an important role in contributing to the characters and their actions. The seagull may be seen as reflecting Nina’s character. The seagull in total symbolizes an opening to Nina’s future of freedom, as well as a way for Nina to keep hope. Throughout the play, Nina says, “I’m a seagull… thats not it.” At this point in the play, she admits to trying to reach freedom, just like the…

fishing boat, the music grows soft and low again, and she goes to find her family's boat. In her attempt to find her family, they go towards a boat, Ying-ying St. Clair feeling hopeful to find them, they drove up to the boat and ask if they have lost a little girl, but then a girl on the boat says "That's not me!", and the people on the boat start laughing and look away from the fishing boat, not caring. At this moment, the song will grow loud and intense again, with the line from earlier "I'm a…

The Siren by Kiera Cass is a romance novel with forbidden love and mystical happenings. This novella stars Kahlen, a young girl, who was rescued from her terrible fate of drowning in a shipwreck by serving the Ocean for a century instead. She was forced to use her voice to lure people into the water and drown them, thus “feeding” the Ocean. After a hundred years, she would be given her humanity back and forget she was ever siren.There are two rules to being a siren: you can only use your voice…

has found the archetypal meanings of color in film and fiction, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic story of A Little Princess and Kenneth Branagh’s magical 2015 film Cinderella. The plot of “A Little Princess,” is familiar: Sara Crewe is a Cinderella figure whose story begins with the loss of her fortune, derived, in part, from diamond mines in India and ends with its restoration. A Little Princess and Cinderella use color symbolism to emphasize a plucky narrative in which flawed characters find…

Moana is a curious young girl who is raised on Motunui Island. She is drawn to the ocean as soon as she can walk and has a connection with it, the ocean makes way for her as to protect her and draw her closer in. The movie starts off with Moana’s grandmother, aka “the crazy island lady” as she refers to herself and she is telling a story which appears to be a legend to young children. It’s about the trick playing demigod Maui who stole the Mother Island Te Fiti’s heart thousands of years ago.…