Disney's The Little Mermaid
Gender Roles
Themes
Positive Characters
- Women have to change their appearance to get a man. Physical appearance is important and without being able to impress men you wont be able to get love.
- The women are all beautiful and show their body.
- Sebastian the Jamacian crab is a servant to King Triton and his kingdom
- All men in the story have a great importance. All of the men have a title over the woman making them more superior.
Main Character
Protagonist
Main Antagonist
Main Villain
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Octopus
Age: Unknown
Characteristics: Manipulative, Persuasive, Funny, Power-hungry, Intelligent
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Age: 16 years old
Characteristic: Beautiful, Smart, Determined, Curious, Caring, Thoughtful
Ursula's Minions
Gender: Males
Ethnicity: Eels
Age: Unknown
Characteristics: Sly, Manipulative, Intelligent, Dark, Evil
Major Character
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Age: Unknown
Characteristic:
Handsome, Intelligent,
Dark hair, Blue eyes, Determined, Curious, Adventurous
You must go after what you want and chase your dreams even if it means making a sacrifice for yourself and your family. Being selfish in some ways can make a positive impact in your life but being envious can lead to difficult decisions and hardship.
Main Character
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Age: Unknown
Ariel's Father
Characteristics: Devoted, Loving, Strict, Serious, Stubborn, Over-protective, Wise
- Ariel
- Eric
- Triton
- Sebastian
- Flounder
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Jamaican
Age: Unknown
Characteristics: Strict, Demanding, Loyal, Funny, Worrisome, Responsible
Ariel's Best Friend
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Tropical
Fish
Age: Unknown
Characteristics: Nervous, Innocent, Kind, Caring, Loyal, Advernterous
Sypnosis
Released November 17th, 1989
What This Teaches Young Children
- The Little Mermaid teaches children that they have to change themselves and their personal appearance to attract love.
- Ariel: a 16 year old female girl with stunning looks rebelling against her father to be able to find love
- Chef: French, most chefs are stereotyped as French or Italian
- Mermaids: Beautiful
- All kings have to be stoek or powerful
- All bad guys are ugly (Ursula)
- Rich people have everything, although that is not always true, as Ariel states she wants more
- The Little Mermaid teaches children to strive after their dreams and to not give up what you're dreaming of and love is important. The way the movie portrays the message is the wrong way.
- A story about a young teenage female mermaid named "Ariel" that lives under the control of her Father King of Atlantica Triton. After rebelling and breaking her fathers rules and wishes, her curiosity causes her to swims up to land and falls in love with everything about it, including a human man named Prince Eric. After making a deal with the devious enemy Urusla, she is able to have legs for three days in hopes to find true love, with the concequence and risk of losing her voice if love were to not be found.
- Movie based on a story called "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Anderson
- After drinking the potion, Ariel experiences tough pain as her tail is being ripped apart
- To get ariel to come back to the ocean the sisters order to kill Prince Eric
- Ariel is more quiet and reserved
- Much more dark
- Ariel is outgoing and loud
- Focused on love and becoming a human
- Happy ending
- All problems are solved with a kiss
- Gets her voice back
- Ursula dies
- Turning into a human was a magical experience
- She is King Tritons youngest daughter
- When she comes up on surface she sees Prince Eric
- She saves him when he falls off of the ship during the storm
- Ursula gives Ariel a potion to get legs and be able to live on land for three days in return of her voice