The Little Mermaid

“Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him -- or so they used to say. It would be interesting to know how many great women have had great fathers and husbands behind them” (Sayers 1). This quote demonstrates that a great man comes from a great woman and one is not better than the other, but how many woman have great men behind them. In the The Little Mermaid, Ariel’s father is hard to please and is seen as dominant. He is in control of her and everything she does. If Ariel did something that he did not approve of, she would hear about it and get upset. Ariel did not listen to her father and did whatever she wanted knowing he would probably find out later. Although, some people may believe
The author of this story may promote gender equality because he showed the witch as trying to overpower King Triton. The witch was trying to be strong, powerful, and be in charge. She is seen in the story as trying to be more powerful than King Triton. In the story it states, “Meanwhile, not far away, evil forces were at work in the undersea kingdom. Ursula, the sea witch, who had tried once before to overthrow Triton, was looking for a way to take over. Through her crystal ball she could see Ariel crying, and an idea came to her” (Teitelbaum 9). This quote demonstrates that the female character is trying to gain power, which promotes gender equality. As one can see, gender equality was seen through some parts of the
This is because the witch in this book is a woman and in many other stories/movies, the witch is a woman. This shows that woman are rude to others and are mean. A way to change this is if there is a witch make it a good witch trying to do positive things, not negative things. In this case, the witch is seen as evilly trying to overpower King Triton. A way to make this seem more positive is by showing the witch having a conversation with Triton and trying to work the situation out, instead of doing it through evil powers. Feminism is definitely showed throughout this book because Ariel is trying to have a voice, but her father is holding her back. Gender equality needs to be better shown because women do many things, but they never are honored for it. A way to change this in the story is when Ariel does something for somebody she should be honored as the men are. In conclusion, women are always seen as negative people who are in charge of everyone else, but they deserve as much praise as the