Ponyo's Poem

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.

Mariana, the beautiful mermaid, wanted a tuna salad, but she had a small problem since she was allergic to celery. At Sammy’s Sub Shop, Marina hoped to find tuna salad free of this dangerous vegetable. Flopping across the tiled floor to the counter, Marina placed her order and then checked her sandwich for celery, not noticing, however, the spoiled mayonnaise. At five o'clock that evening, Marina became violently ill with food poisoning. When a lifeguard at the beach discovered the problem, he called 911. Even though the mermaid had fishy breath. A handsome paramedic gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Wailing like a sick dog, the ambulance sped off to the hospital where the doctor on call refused to treat a sea creature with a scaly tail.

“Oodgeroo’s poem presents the reader with an exploration of the importance of learning from experience”

Later, the little mermaid learns from her grandmother, the only way to gain a soul is to find a man and have him fall in love with her, so much that he would choose her over his parents, and marry him which would allow her to gain a soul. But this was impossible considering she has a tail and a man would not understand and would not find attractive (“The Little Mermaid”). The little mermaid was saddened by this and had wished she could be human, so she could be with the prince. Later, the little mermaid went to the sea witch, and was told she can get legs, but there were consequences. The sea witch warned the little mermaid that this was a foolish idea, but it was possible. She told the little mermaid that she would make a drought for her and when she goes above water, she must sit on a rock and drink the drought, thus eventually shrink her tail and give her legs. The sea witch told the little mermaid that when she gets her legs, it will feel like as if she were treading on sharp knives every step she took. The other consequence was the little mermaid had to give up her voice, which was done by having the witch cut her tongue off. The witch also warned the little mermaid that if the prince marries another woman, her heart will break, and she will die and turn into the foam that floats on the surface of the water (“The Little Mermaid”). The little mermaid agreed to all of this and allowed her tongue to be cut off and

Ponyo has significant changes in style as well. There is a link between the simplicity of the design draws its central character is a young mermaid, Ponyo and highly technical description of aquatic life. But among the sea creatures beautifully detailed goldfish strange yet captivating viewed as Ponyo, they have human faces and bodies that shimmer in the water like a red dress. And like all the characters who seem to side in the films of Studio Ghibli, they are full of life and light up the screen as they

Another important value in all mermaid stories is love. All the tales involve a young beautiful women luring or falling for men. In the classical stories of mermaids, they lure men to their deaths in order to take their souls for immortality. This is very similar to Anderson’s version; however, the Little Mermaid is truly searching for love. Marriage is a value that most women hold close to their hearts. In society, being the perfect wife is an accomplishment on its own. Women work hard to look and act their best around men in order for them to fall in love. Just as women in society of the past and present aim to be fit enough for men, the Little Mermaid is told by her grandmother that she is not worthy to mortal unless she has legs; “Unless a man were to love you so

Facing the dangerous route to the sea witch’s residence, “her heart was beating with fear, she almost turned back.” But by reminding herself of her goals, “her courage returned.”(68) She was not the helpless, vulnerable, little princess in her father’s palace, rather, she turned into a strong-minded woman who bravely sought for the truth about her nature and who willingly endured unimaginable pain for love. The sea witch warned her about the terrible consequences of her decision: “every time your foot touches the ground it will feel as though you were walking on knives so sharp that your blood must flow.”(68) And more severely, if she failed to marry the prince, “the first morning after he has married another, your heart will break and you will become foam on the ocean.”(69) Even though her voice trembled and her face turned white as a corpse, she answered, ”I still want to try.”(69) However, the little mermaid’s painful efforts did not come out as she expected. The prince treated her as his lovely pet and she, who sacrificed her voice for legs, could not reveal the truth that she was the girl who saved him. Yet the little mermaid held on to her beliefs, “I will take care of him, love him, and devote my life to him.”(72) And so she did. As the prince fell in love with the neighboring princess, it seems that the little mermaid’s journey was going to come to a dreadful end. At the most frustrating moment, on the edge of death, she danced for the prince to please him and refused to kill him for her own life. Her devotion and selflessness shows her transformation from a sentimental, imaginative, and impulsive mermaid girl to a rational, faithful, and mature human. In the end, Andersen indicated her transformation by granting her a chance to obtain the immortal soul, a soul that only human could have. At the end, the little mermaid “kissed the bride’s forehead and smiled at the

Cleo, Emma, and Rikki have been obsessed with mermaids since they were children. Most girls grow out of this obsession at about ten or eleven years old, this was not the case for these girls. At sixteen years old, the girls still continued their addiction with those mystical creatures. Their passion with these beings has taken over their lifestyle, friends, and family. There is not a second of the day when these girls aren’t thinking about mermaids. But one day, the girls wanted to take their obsession to the next level.

Ponyo features a subtle change in style, too. There’s a fascinating interplay between the simplicity of its central character’s design – the young mermaid, Ponyo – and the extremely technical depiction of aquatic life. But in among the exquisitely detailed sea creatures are the strange yet captivating goldfish seen above – like Ponyo, they have human faces and bodies that shimmer in the water like a red dress. And like all the seemingly incidental characters in Studio Ghibli’s movies, they’re full of life, and light up the screen whenever they appear.

In the story, we see the little mermaid sacrifice so much to be with the prince. Every step that she took with her human legs felt like she was walking on pins and needles: “You will still have the same floating gracefulness of movement, and no dancer will ever tread so lightly; but at every step you take it will feel as if you were treading upon sharp knives; and that the blood must

Sappho was one of the most important poetess of her time, if not the most important of all. To talk about Sappho is to summon intense feelings related to love and eroticism. All who enjoy her poetry know it. Sappho is a Greek poet of antiquity who lived a life of almost legend, on the island of Lesbos which is near the Turkish coast. In the city of Mytilene she ran a school for aristocratic girls; in this environment combined pedagogy with sensuality, and in it appeared her poetry.

Life under the deep blue sea is a life filled with adventure, bliss, and freedom. Living in the vast blue ocean must be so wonderful having the opportunity to swim with a vast multitude of aquatic life. Hans Christian Andersen and Disney both describe a life lived under the deep blue sea in their own rendition of “The Little Mermaid.” Both stories explore the life of a young mermaid maiden who wishes to have love, although each story love is being sought after for a different reason, outside of her own little sea world and in the world of the humans. Humans interest this little mermaid not only because of the difference in how they look, but also by their anatomy and body movements, and the fun they have on the surface. However, the main ideas

This is my anthology which is a collection of different “Love Poems”. It includes my creations of poems that I have made in this course, two favorite poems that I enjoyed quite a lot, a poem that I have “borrowed” and a graffiti poem that I have also created in this course.

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, composed, coordinated and energized by Hayao Miyazaki, in the year 2009 was an enlivened film went for youthful groups of onlookers and their folks. He took Hans Christian Andersen's short story The Little Mermaid as a diagram for depicting this beautiful, awesome work utilizing lovable pictures with intriguing and great storyline to pull in crowds.

Folklore exists in many cultures throughout the world. Folklore in the form of tales, myths and legends is passed from generation to generation through the oral tradition. Folklore in the Caribbean has been drawn from the rich and diverse backgrounds of our ancestors who came from various parts of the world. Our ancestors brought with them their language, culture, religious beliefs and practices, and their tradition of storytelling. The tales of demons, ghosts, zombies and spirits have been fascinating for the young and old alike, and variations of these stories have been told again and again. “Le Loupgarou” and “Ol' Higue” share similar characteristics as they are both based on Caribbean folklore.