The Little Mermaid Identity

Daphne is very thin, pale, has long hair, and delicate features. She is always seen in a pink and purple dress with high heels. As for her position in the cartoon, she is relatively useless to the actual plot, and instead is there to look pretty and act as a love interest for Fred. Velma, on the other hand, is of a stockier build, has short hair, and wears thick-rimmed glasses. She is seen in a red and yellow dress with knee socks. Unlike Daphne, Velma has a useful role in the storyline because of her immense knowledge. Despite having a superior personality, Velma is rarely ever portrayed as desirable to any man, and is often mocked by other characters for the way she looks and for her intelligence. Similarly to the female characters, Fred and Shaggy are portrayed as contrasting characters. Fred is the embodiment of hegemonic masculinity. He is tall, muscular, popular, brave, and athletic. To contrast this, there is Shaggy who is also tall, but skinny, unkempt, lazy, and cowardly. Fred’s role in the story is to be the group’s leader, come up with plans, and be popular with he female characters. Shaggy, in contrast, is the comedic relief. The representation of these characters enforces stereotypical opinions on how one should perform their

There are a number of fairytales, either from Grimm’s Brothers or Hans Christian Anderson, that portray numerous social issues that we still face in modern days. Social issues could include racism, equality between men and women, and ethnocentrism. These are social problems we face daily, and we have yet found solutions to eliminate\ the plentiful social issues. As said, fairy tales and children’s book always show hidden messages on problems that humans face every day. A very famous short story, which is known also by its movie, has an abundance in social issues that people face to this day. This short story is called “The Little Mermaid”, by Hans Christian

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

When examining The Little Mermaid from a feminist perspective, it becomes clear that the little mermaid is a misogynistic tale that glorifies a woman’s dependence on men and the objectification of women.

In the story, “The Little Mermaid” there are demonstrations that describe what a heroine is. A female character that is noted for special achievements represents the heroine in a story. Therefore, the youngest mermaid “Little Mermaid” represents the heroine throughout the story. The Little Mermaid is a mystical creature that longs only to seek the handsome prince she laid eyes on. “Once she became human, the witch said she could never become a mermaid again” (Anderesens 185). This is an example of how the Little Mermaid chose to do something incredible and dangerous just to accomplish something she only dreamt of. Not only is the Little Mermaid the heroine of the story, but she also exemplifies other archetypal characteristics. An

Throughout the short story "Young Goodman Brown," written by Nathaniel Hawthorne the main character is searching for Faith in what appears to be an increasingly corrupt world. Faith takes on a double meaning in this story, for Faith is used both as the name of Young Goodman Brown's pretty young wife and the spiritual devotion of Young Goodman Brown to the Puritan Faith. The dual usage of Faith in this short story, along with its theme of devil worship amongst Puritan society draws the reader in, and leaves the story imprinted on his brain for a long time to come.

Likewise, by having to rely on the Prince in an attempt to get a soul, this process leads to the Little Mermaid’s objectification and loss of personal agency. For instance, this relationship renders her from a place of power as a Princess and into the image of a sort of prostitute, who has no voice, and must entice the Prince’s affections with only “(her) form” and other body languages (Anderson The Little Mermaid). In this way, the Little Mermaid becomes the same image of the statue in her garden that she idealizes—something formed as an imitation of a person but, with no accessible complex nuances of character (Anderson, The Little Mermaid). She does not even have a name, the demonstration of one’s unique identity linguistically. Instead, the text chooses to represent the Little Mermaid through a title that highlights only her physical appearance (Anderson, The Little Mermaid) (OED).

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

Between the 19th century and the 20th century, parts of Asia were decimated by drought. A quick glance might lead one to believe this was a natural disaster, but in his book, Late Victorian Holocausts, Mike Davis provides a contradictory theory. In Davis’s opinion, the encroachment of western civilization, though not strictly responsible for the droughts, are largely to blame for the subsequent famines that plagued Asia. He even goes so far as to suggest that the influences of western civilization resulted in the deaths of millions of Indians and Chinese, who were essentially murdered. He argues that the European presence (mainly British) in India and the associated influence on the economies of both India

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

The story started in King Triton’s palace were there was a huge party and Ariel was the main singer! Unfortunately Ariel don’t show up. King Triton soon found out that she went to the surface and he banned her from going up there, afraid that the humans would kill Ariel like her mother. Angry, she went to her grotto with Flounder (and Sebastian, who was sneaking behind them) to show the items she collected. King Triton finds out about the Grotto and destroys it. Heartbroken, Ariel swims away and saves Prince Eric’s life. On her way back home she meets Ursula and trades her voice so that she could

While many think that Ariel changed her body for a man, this thought is false. In reality, she changed her body into that of a human because it was her own decision, not that of Prince Eric’s. In the song, “Part of Your World”, Ariel sings about wanting to go up to the surface, and experience life the way a human might. It is made quite clear that Ariel has been interested by the lives of humans for a long time, as she has collected items of theirs for a better part of sixteen years. By the fact that she has so many of these items alone, it can be inferred that she has been fascinated with and collecting them for a good amount of time.

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).

In the song “Poor Unfortunate Souls” that Ursula sings it is telling girls to be quite for men and do what they need, basically telling girls that they are objects. Girls are always shown in movies as someone with no power. They are either cleaning or cooking in the house or they are a damsel in distress needing to be saved by a man. Girls are displayed as objects and there is a certain way they are supposed to look so that they appeal to society’s needs. Ariel fits that description. She is very small and thin, she is pretty, she has nice eyes, and she has very vibrant colors on her. She has red hair, blueish brown eyes a purple top and a green tail. Ariel acts as though she “needs” a man to save her or “needs” a man to be happy.

     "These records of wars, intrigues, factions, and revolutions, are so many collections of experiments, by which the politician or moral philosopher fixes the principles of his science, in the same manner as the physician or natural philosopher becomes acquainted with the nature of plants, minerals, and other external objects, by the experiments which he forms concerning them." (David Hume.)2