Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp Analysis

Ponyo and The Little Mermaid have reflected important societal views on the individuality and standards for women during their time period. Both Ponyo and Ariel display promising female characters within a society where they did not value the individuality of women. The Little Mermaid (by Disney), and Ponyo (by Hayao Miyazaki), share similar storylines. They are both about women trying to become a part of the human world in order to be with the men they love. In order to do so, they make some mischievous and dangerous decisions.

In the original story, found in “The Arabian Nights”, Aladdin has no skills and lives with his mother as his father died very early on due to his grieving over Aladdin’s idleness. In this story the vizier is not the magician who persuades Aladdin into pursuing the lamp, but an African magician who poses as his uncle. There are two genies in the original tale, one from a lamp and one from a ring, compared to the one that is in Disney’s Aladdin. Aladdin ends up killing the magician; however the magician’s brother swears revenge and poses as a holy woman in order to get close to him. In the end Aladdin also kills the magician’s brother by driving a dagger through his heart and lives happily ever after with the princess.

The social sciences, the study of human in society and the relationships between humans, connect with how humans interact with each other. Especially how they treat each other after problematic issues, like when their goodness is at stake impacts human behavior. Thus, leading to the expression “throwing someone under the bus” and causing distress to both parties of this situation. The first example is a classic Christmas film, Elf. The second example is an episode from a popular TV show, Gossip Girl, based on a novel series by Cecily von Ziegesar. During these difficult circumstances of throwing someone under the bus, someone will always be hurt in the process, whether it is physical or emotional.

Connection: Pure originality is impossible when writing. When it comes to fairytales, ideas seem to often overlap. Often times in fairytales characters good overcomes evil. This is true for Aladdin, Cinderella, and Snow White. In Aladdin, Jazmine and Aladdin fall in love, but since Aladdin is not a prince, he cannot marry Jazime. When he discovers the Genie, he turns himself into a prince. In return, Jafar tries everything to kill Aladdin so he can marry Jazmine for her wealth. Ultimately, Jafar’s behavior catches up to him and he loses his freedom, as he is trapped in a lamp.

Aladdin lives in poverty and is an young, idle boy. When the magician leads him into the Cave of Wonders and traps him, he discovers the genie in his ring. Aladdin can escape the cave and starts to reform after being fooled by the magician who claims to be his uncle. When he discovers the genie in the lamp, he uses his wishes to become wealthy and to win over the Princess. His life transforms drastically as he goes from living in poverty to marrying the Princess.

The Chronicles of Narnia are veritably the most popular writings of C.S. Lewis. They are known as children’s fantasy literature, and have found favor in older students and adults alike, even many Christian theologians enjoy these stories from Lewis; for there are many spiritual truths that one can gleam from them, if familiar with the Bible. However, having said this, it is noteworthy to say that Lewis did not scribe these Chronicles for allegorical didactics of the Christian faith, but wrote them in such a well-knit fashion that young readers might understand Christian doctrine through captivating fantasy and thus gain an appreciation for it. With this in mind, and in the interest of this assignment, the purpose of this paper is an

In the film The Little Mermaid by John Musker and Ron Clements, a theme that continually portrays itself is how woman are seen in society. In this film, women are defined by their appearance instead of their inner-self or personality by men and women. It also displays that woman are not treated fair. This is expressed in the film through multiple song lyrics and scenes. Ariel, the little mermaid, experiences many occasions where woman in a society are seen differently than men. In the film, Ariel was given an option to live under the sea and live life under the rule of her father, or be on land with her Prince Eric. Although this is clearly not laid out, a man figure is always above Ariel and could convey an idea that

In the play, The Little Mermaid a 16 year old girl named Ariel is fascinated with life on land. On one of her visits to the surface, which are forbidden by her controlling father, King Triton, she falls for a human prince. With her best fish friend Flounder, Ariel collects human artifacts and goes to the surface of the ocean to visit scuttle the seagull, who offers very inaccurate and comical knowledge of human culture. Determined to be with her new love, Ariel makes a dangerous deal with the sea witch Ursula to become human for three days. But when plans get twisted for the lovers, the king must

It can be said that the movie of The Little Mermaid has the fundamental elements of the literary piece as it follows the story of a young mermaid princess, coming of age and falling for a human prince. Some challenges that are presented through both the film and the literary piece are very similar. For example, Ariel which is the name of the mermaid princess throughout the film grows up without a mom as does the character from the story by Anderson. In both plots the mermaid's father is the king of the sea making her one of the princesses as they both have multiple sisters. However, there is a distinctive similarity between the original mermaid story and the most recent story setting connecting them thoroughly. The key element of both stories is demonstrated through the introduction of the human prince that became the main reason for the mermaid searching for a way to become human. Connecting straight from this point comes the next similarity that ties in the conflict for both scenarios. During the two stories the same quest

As a payment for Ursula’s magic potion, Ariel must sacrifice her beautiful voice (Disney). Ariel’s desire for life “where they walk, where they run, where they stay all day in the sun,” is more priceless than her family’s honor, her mermaid fins, and her voice (Disney). In order to keep her land legs, Ariel must win the prince’s love before sunset on the third day (Disney). After many events concerning Ursula’s evil intercessions, Ariel’s dreams become a reality when Eric defeats the sea witch, wins back Ariel’s voice, and marries her (Disney).

“The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen is one of the worlds most cherished fairy tales. Through the years, this story has inspired its fair share of different adaptations and spinoffs, as well as intertwined itself in popular culture. Although it is widely considered a children’s story today, upon close examination, we can find various elements of literary devices and themes, all of which provide the seasoned reader with a deep connection to the story. To honor the tradition of story-telling, it is essential that a short summary of the story be given.

Ariel never faces the consequences of her actions. But in the Disney movie she sort of does. She still gets what she wants and that is becoming human. But it does not happen like that in the real world, you face the consequences and most times you don’t get what you want. You have to work hard for it; it is not always given to you. Hastings’s also states that “Anderson’s subtle moral tale is too complex to be grasped by children, that children in fact need the reassurance of the conventional happy ending that Disney imposes” (p.88). In the film, Ariel leaves the same wacky, wishful kid as when she entered it. Nothing was taught to the children. The movie will have the children, especially little girls believing life is a fairytale when it is not. Disney shows wish fulfillment without the sacrifice and all bad desires within an evil female. As we all know all women are not evil and there are many different sacrifices we have to go through in life to get what we

In the movie The Little Mermaid, Ariel represents the id. She had no rational decision-making process. She was driven by her desire to satisfy her wish of living in the human world. Therefore, she acted on impulses, such as how after King Triton destroyed her cave of human artifacts, she impulsively went to Ursula for help to become human. Ariel’s super ego is subdued throughout most

For those who are not familiar with Disney’s, Aladdin, the movie features a princess, Jasmine, and a “street rat, Aladdin. The two characters meet in the town’s marketplace and they create an overfriendly bond. Aladdin is later captured by the villain, Jafar, who convinces Jasmine that her new acquaintance is dead. Under Jafar’s capture, Aladdin is lead to the “Cave of Wonders”, where he discovers a genie in a lamp. He breaks free from Jafar’s capture and befriends the genie. After each other’s introduction, the genie grants three wishes to Aladdin. Since the genie cannot make people fall in love, Aladdin manipulates around his restriction and requests to be made into a prince in order to gain the princess’s love. With the help of the genie, Jasmine sees Aladdin as a prince, but suspects something

Many believe that Ariel is a bad role model for children, especially young girls who look up to Disney Princesses. Many of these people believe that she changed her body for a man, and that no young girl should be taught to do the same. Many people think that the little mermaid is one of the least feminist princesses created by the Disney company, but unfortunately, these views are incorrect, and have weak supporting evidence. Ariel was anything but an anti-feminist, and actually was an advocate for women’s and mer-people’s rights. The little mermaid is the youngest (only sixteen at the time) in her family. While she may be little, but she made a big impact in her world, and is still making an impact on the world around us today.