The Seaweed Is Always Greener :: Essays Papeers

The Seaweed Is Always GreenerThe idealized portrait of love painted in Disneys The petite Mermaid leaves a sad impression for reality. The love at first sight and concept of a soul collaborator are not only pictured as the romanticized true love (a common theme in Disney films) but are questioned by reliance on physical attributes. The necessity to change in order to obtain that love is portrayed to extremity. The films focus on true love, and the self sacrifice made to obtain it, gain the target audience a notion that it is not only acceptable, but mandatory, to alter ones self in order to achieve espousal and love.Ariels state of beingness an discontent teenage girl targets an audience not only of young girls, like most Disney films, but ones who are unhappy with their life. Her father is portrayed as over-reactive with a volatile temper, which many girls at such an age think of their fathers as being, though he is redeemed passim the movie. She wants to travel, to run away, and is displeased with her physical attributes, all characteristics of many teenage girls. Her actions, however, make her a poor role model, as she goes through with all these changes.Eric says to Grimsby after being rescued by Ariel that shes the one. All he remembered of her was her song and perhaps a dim recollection of her face. He has made the decision of his life mate based on that alone, a meeting in which he was not heretofore conscious. All he had to do to fall in love with her was to be in her presence, not even awake. They never spoke, never even met eyes, and Eric doesnt even know that this girl with whom he is in love is not even of the same species as he is.Ariel has a bit more information on Eric, but is caught by his appearance. She is somewhat acquainted with his character from her observations on the grimace of the boat, but only that which was shown in a brief window. In order to meet him, with no guarantee of success in winning his love, she sacrif ices herself to the sea witch. She terminally abandons her family and friends, her home and her life, never able to return, in a gamble to attempt to fulfill her lustful desires.