What Is The Feminism In The Little Mermaid
In the Disney film “The Little Mermaid” we first meet Ariel as an independent, 16 year old looking for an adventure. Ariel has grand feminist goals to explore the world and has talent as well as beauty. However, she has a stubborn and aggressive attitude that always gets her into trouble; resulting in constant supervision. This is the reason why she disobeys her father and ends up falling in love with a human – which is strictly forbidden. Ariel changes herself for a partner of the opposite sex and gives away a precious talent just so she can walk on land to lust over Prince Eric. Her voice is the most important thing to her and she trades it all for a man. These aspects show that Ariel needs a man to be happy and more importantly than men
can be physically judgemental. For example; men only care about the way a woman looks and not their personality. Due to the fact that prince Eric hasn’t even heard Ariel talk, how can guys relate to a female with no personality or voice? I think Ariel is a controversial character but she lost her adventurous spirit to become a wife. She used to be independent, wilful and spunky nevertheless she became stupid, cosseted, married Ariel. It’s a shame she became devotedly attached to prince Eric and all her goals ended with marriage. Also, in the film the evil character Ursula shows that girls do not need intelligence, as a pretty face is all that matters.
In the Disney film “Beauty and the beast” Belle longs to be seen as more than a pretty face because she is intellectual and intelligent. She wants to be loved for who she is but the egotistical, self-absorbed, shallow Gaston values Belle to an accessory to his own beauty. His pursuit of Belle is an exercise of his all -consuming vanity and for the production of equally beautiful offspring.
can be physically judgemental. For example; men only care about the way a woman looks and not their personality. Due to the fact that prince Eric hasn’t even heard Ariel talk, how can guys relate to a female with no personality or voice? I think Ariel is a controversial character but she lost her adventurous spirit to become a wife. She used to be independent, wilful and spunky nevertheless she became stupid, cosseted, married Ariel. It’s a shame she became devotedly attached to prince Eric and all her goals ended with marriage. Also, in the film the evil character Ursula shows that girls do not need intelligence, as a pretty face is all that matters.
In the Disney film “Beauty and the beast” Belle longs to be seen as more than a pretty face because she is intellectual and intelligent. She wants to be loved for who she is but the egotistical, self-absorbed, shallow Gaston values Belle to an accessory to his own beauty. His pursuit of Belle is an exercise of his all -consuming vanity and for the production of equally beautiful offspring.