The norms of past ages are different now and actions of the past which were legal may not be value the same way now. What could be deemed appropriate for children during the nineteenth century may not be appropriate for children in the twenty-first century. For instance, in the past children were able to work legally, and received a salary to support their parents. However now there is a legal age limit for children to work. Disney has revised many fairy tales in order to suit and reflect today’s norms and send a message to the audience, notably through stories such as “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”, and “The Little Glass Slipper”. In these stories, Walt Disney have removed/altered the gore, the violence and the message of the original plot of the old fairy tales in order to make the film more suitable for audience of today. Disney have transformed these old grim tales into iconic light hearted films for viewers of all ages to enjoy while also receiving mass amount of …show more content…
Even though many surrounding her adores her, Beauty is not vain nor arrogant, for she is also beautiful from within. She loves her family unconditionally, even if some may not reciprocate her feelings, such as her two sister due to their jealousy of her beauty. One day, her father loses all his wealth, and the family is force to move into a much smaller house, and the men of the house are force to work. The sisters believes they would stay with the suitors they have romanced, but the suitors abandon the sisters due to their poverty status. The suitors would rather marry Beauty, stating she is a “charming, sweet-tempered creature, spoke so kindly to poor people, and was of such an affable, obliging behavior. Nay, several gentlemen would have married her, though they knew she had not a penny”. Beauty refuses their offers because she does not wish to leave her poor father alone. Unfortunately, one day Beauty’s father gets into a predicament. While on a journey, he takes refuge in a castle and gets himself into trouble with the lord of the castle: Beast. Beast grants the father a few time before killing him or a deal which the father would have to give one of his daughter to the monster. Beauty