The main character in my book “Poor unfortunate souls” is Ursala. Ursula's main motive is to have revenge on her brother, King Triton, who disowned her in the middle of the sea when she was just a baby. Ursula bottles up her emotions and that only leads to her downfall in the end. Ursula's major flaw is that she was so obsessed on getting revenge on Trition once she possesses his power she wanted to kill his daughter. Ursula was found by her human father and raised her as his own.
Ursula was raised by a human, who founder at sea.Ursula’s father was murdered because she was not human. Ursula was later found by her brother who said he has been looking for her but she knew that was a lie, because if he really was looking for her he would have
He soon realized that she was not human, but the other half of the worm he pulled out of his foot. It did not take much time before Ursula would try his best to stop him and Lettie from being friends. Ursula was very quick when it came to becoming close with the family. His sister loved her and she would brainwash the father; unlike the narrator who was neglected and treated poorly. There was a time where his father nearly drowned him while Ursula was watching it happen.
She was blatantly power thirsty and evil, that she give the prophecy full credit, and eagerly asked to be “unsexed”, filled with “direst cruelty” and thick blood by spirits. She even wanted to replace the milk in her breasts for gall to rid the weak female nature in order to enhance the strong psych required to be a murderer. She appeared to have none of the moral concerns of his husband such as honor and loyalty. Her eye was fixed on the glittering crown that she saw the murder of King is a logic and justified path to obtain
He says that the history of mermaid start seven million years ago in Africa. Human ancestors left their shelter to find food, and there were curious about what’s in the ocean. Because of the instinct of human, the ancestors went to the ocean and adapt. Some of them drawn to the sea, but the rest adapted very well even their body change and adapt as
Their stances on sexuality reflect the age old, human conflict based in whether sex is an animal, and therefore human, necessity or a divine and sacred act to be controlled and regulated by religion and society. Ursula, even after she was married, “before going to bed, would put on a rudimentary kind of drawers that her mother had made out of sailcloth and has reinforced with a system of crisscrossed leather straps and that was closed in the front by a thick iron buckle” (p.21). Ursula’s sexual repression is built upon a fear of being outcast from society because her privileged lifestyle comes with the constant public eye. As the wife of the founder of Macondo, Ursula is expected to act a certain way. Ursula’s behavior is reflective of societal rules and regulations on sexual behavior. Most commonly, these restrictions are only for the upper classes. Not only does Ursula burden herself with this sexual morality, but she forces it on her children. When Pietro Crespi would visit Rebeca, “his fiance would receive him in the main parlor with doors and windows open to be safe from any suspicion” (p.74). In Ursula's home, the couple, much in love and engaged, could not sit in a room together without her watchful eye and the doors open. No human cravings or necessities are allowed under Ursula’s roof. Pilar, opposingly, does not live by the rules of society. Pilar represents the lower
In “The Left Hand of Darkness” by Ursula K. Le Guin, we have a world like no other. The reader gets the picture of this first hand from the writer herself in her introduction. She prepares us for a world that not only expands our imagination, but that of our religious and social beliefs themselves with an androgynous world with no war. This world is cold and has its own political as well as natural dangers in of itself.
Since she is speaking on abstract thoughts, such as equality and success, symbolism is a crucial tool in this speech. One of Le Guin's most prominent symbols is “Machoman”. Ursula makes reference in her speech to “Machoman” three times. The use of this symbol is important because it helps to give a name to an abstract concept, inequality. Le Guin uses this concrete form of an non concrete idea to connect with the graduates a feeling of a common enemy. Another example of the way Ursula uses symbolism is to show how challenging attempting to blend in with the male culture can be. She creates this symbolic analogy by comparing adaptation to masculine society with the need to put on a mask in order to breath the air, “We can’t even breathe the air there without masks,” Le Guin then goes on to mention, “And if you put the mask on you’ll have a hard time getting it off,” This implies her opinion that once you have joined the male culture, as women you will lose your sense of
The role of the individual in a society is marked by the prevailing ideologies as well as political, economic, and social constructs. Ursula Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” opens the idyllic city where all the restrictions are thrown away to enable people to live joyfully. The narrator discovers that the society does not obey the prescribed laws and regulations celebrating the festival of summer near a shimmering sea. Soon it becomes known that a poor little child becomes the source of happiness for citizens left without normal conditions for life in the basement. In the wider framework, the story demonstrates the confrontation between the poor and the rich where those in benefits
Another part of the movie that provides sufficient evidence that a woman’s appearance is all that matters is also stated in the song “Poor Unfortunate Souls” and the concept of what makes a “good” or “bad” woman. For instance, when Ursula begins singing “Poor Unfortunate Souls”, it says, "You 'll have your looks, your pretty face. And don 't underestimate the importance of body language. The men up there don 't like a lot of blabber. They think a girl who gossips is a bore!” (Clements, Musker). The lyrics state that men in the society are not a fond of women who talk but appreciate looks and that if Ariel were to lose her voice it won’t matter. This is important because a woman’s value should not rely on their looks. When the character Ursula is introduced there is a clear distinction of what makes a woman “good” or “bad”. In this case, a “good” woman
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.
(Le Guin, Ursula, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”). It’s rare for the child to see
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).
When first reading “The Little Mermaid”, the reader is sure to notice the imagery painted by Anderson. He finds a way to make a place we see as dark and abysmal, the sea floor, seem bright, vibrant, and full of joy. One sentence Hans Christian Andersen writes, “The most wonderful trees and plants are growing down there, with stalks and leaves that bend so easily that they stir at the very slightest movement of the water, just as though they were alive” (216), perfectly exemplifies this imagery. It is also important to take note of how the imagery changes by location. In the part of the sea where the witch lives, the imagery evokes the feeling of gloom and loneliness that one would naturally expect from the sea floor. Above the surface of the ocean, in the human world, the author uses imagery that quite frankly blows the beauty of our world out of proportion. Andersen writes, “The whole sky had looked like gold, she said, and the clouds—well, she just couldn’t describe how beautiful they were as they sailed, all crimson and violet, over her head.” (218) This makes something we find trivial seem like something everyone must see before they die. While some may view this as odd, it is important to consider that the story centers around a mermaid who has never seen these things before.
THE LITTLE MERMAID 2 : RETURN TO THE SEA What is Ursula's sister name? o Diana o Mildred o Rachel o Morgana 2.
It’s about a mermaid, Ariel, who longs to live on land as a human, even though her father, King Triton, strongly dislikes humans. Ariel falls in love with a human prince, Eric, and looks to the evil sea-monster, Ursula, to turn her into a human. Ursula makes Ariel a human in exchange for her beautiful singing voice. In the end, Eric kills Ursula and Ariel and Eric get married. When Ariel gives her voice up to become human, she becomes concerned with how she will communicate with Eric. Ursula tells her, “You’ll have your looks, your pretty face, and don’t underestimate the importance of body language” and “The men up there don’t like a lot of blabber, they think a girl who gossips is a bore. Yes, on land it’s much preferred for ladies not to say a word.” This suggests that all women need to do is maintain their looks and use their body seductively to get a man.
The original mermaid came out of ancient Assyria in 1000 B.C. According to legend, Atargatis, or Derecto, as some scholars refer to her, was a goddess of fertility who fell in love with a young shepherd. While some sources say the young man impregnated her, others say she accidentally killed him. Maybe both happened, but either way, she ended up throwing herself in a lake out of shame and transformed into a human with a long fish tail as a result. She is also said to have inspired the worshipping of Venus and Aphrodite, the Roman and Greek goddesses of love, beauty, and fertility.