Little Mermaid Essay

Jackeline Elizabeth Chang Chang 1 Ms. Carr EMS30 24TH, March, 2010 The unforesightful Mermaid The Little Mermaid is a film made in November, 17th, 1989. It was written by bath Musker and Ron Clements. This is the story of a mermaid named Ariel, youngest daughter of big businessman triton, who is dissatisfied with life in the sea. She longs to be with the forgivings above the surface. She dreams of personnel casualty on land. She is often caught in arguments with her sky pilot over those barbaric fish-eaters. Her father also forbids her to go on land. She goes to meet Ursula, the Sea Witch, to strike a issue, but Ursula has bigger purposes for this mermaid and her father.Ariel is the subject of girl that deficiencys e realthing to go her way. She does everything she pleases. In the movie Ariel portrays a char stageer that symbolizes a normal teen. Disobedient, demanding, bequeath powered and very free-living. She is 16 years and wants to travel along her dreams no matt er what any adept says. Ariel as a princess of her father, world power Triton, must act and be produce like one. King Triton is very compulsory and have many arguments with her. As king he demands and expects good from everyone, especially his daughters, including Ariel. He wants Ariel not to go to the surface be campaign its dangerous and doesnt want her to be involved with humans.Knowing Ariel she disobeys and goes anyways. Here we see that Ariel is doing what she wants. Demonstrating her allow power. Ariel is not alone when she goes on her adventures above the waters, she has her best friend Flounder, he is a yellow and blue Chang 2 coloured fish. He is seen to be younger. As a male character, Flounder scares easily and is prone to panicking under stressful situations, but when Ariel is in trouble he comes through for her without hesitation. After an initial argument over Ariel over her latest trip to the surface, Triton orders his true-blue servant, Sebastian, to keep an e ye on her.Sebastian is a crab, he is known for his Caribbean accent. He follows Ariel and tries to keep her out of trouble. He tries his best to watch for Ariel, and helps her in anyway he bathroom. He is very loyal and honest and wants to please the King. Ursula is other character in the movie, she is an octopus person sea witch who helps wretched mermaids to achieve her own goals. Her appearance is of an obese purple-skinned, white-haired female human with a facial mole, but from the waist down she has six dusky tentacles. She is very cruel and dominant.Ursula commands her minions, the twin moray eels, to watch Ariel, who might be the key to Tritons undoing. Ursula forms her plan to seize power around Ariels command love for the human Prince Eric. Ariel has many journeys in this movie. From finding human treasures to locomote in love with a human prince. In disobeying her father to going up the surface she finds her true love. All of a sudden a storm hits, everyone manages t o escape to the lifeboat except for Eric, who swims back to save his dog, sludge. In the bear on he almost drowns, but he is saved by Ariel.She drags him to set down and sings to him, but before he can regain consciousness fully, Max and Grimsby arrive, forcing Ariel to dive underwater. Ariel wants to meet him again and be with him. At that time, Sebastian and Flounder were with Chang 3 her when she was with Prince Eric. Sebastian tries to do the job given to him, and is horrified when Ariel saves the life of and falls in love with a human. Sebastian accidentally lets this information slip to King Triton, who confronts Ariel. King Triton is furious with Ariel and destroys all her human treasure that she has kept in her secret place.Ariel is hurt and angry. She goes on another journey where Flotsam and Jetsam, Ursulas minions, persuade Ariel to go to Ursulas lair, claiming that the sea witch is the only one who can solve her problem. Ariel knowing she is not allowed to talk or eve n be with her because she was banished from Atlantica. Goes with them and agrees with Ursulas plan. She is existence disobedient and doing what she pleases. Ursula plan is to take her voice and she will give her human legs. She has to kiss Eric within 3 days, or else she belongs, her soul, to Ursula.She has Ariel mansion a contract to have proof that Ariel made a deal with her. What Ariel doesnt know is that she never kiss Eric because Ursula has planned it like that. So she can have the Tritons power. Ariel soon learns Ursula whole plan in tricking her, but its too late, she cant do a thing. Ariel points her father and even Erics life in danger. She put the whole sea life in danger. When you do anything wrong and be disobedient , there are forever and a day consequences, no matter what, This what Ariel got for being disobedient in going up to the surface.At the end, of course Ursula loses her powers and King Triton gains back his power. He sees what Eric, a human, has done. He knows that he was wrong about all humans, and gains respect for Ariel. With the approval of her father she does induce married Eric and everyone is happy. King Triton has learned that Ariel was right about humans, and that Ariel is very independent. He has Chang 4 changed his views about humans and his daughter. Ariel has know followed her dreams, even though it almost cost her life and fathers, to bind her true love, a human, prince Eric.Even tough her adventures and journeys has caused trouble, at the end it all came out good. She marrys Eric, She has made friends with Sebastian, and has gained her respect and trust with her father again. The social set that are described in this movie are gender values. thither is that stereotype of a princess, Ariel, continuously ending up marrying their true love. This is what happened. Ariel marrys Eric. Ariel also portrays a stereotype of a typical teen, she disobeys, independent and has will power. Most teens resemble her personality. A nother stereotype is the villain.There always has to be an antagonist in the movie. The villain gains and has power at one point, and they even go through with their plan, but at the end they always end up losing, or dieing. In this case, this is what happened to Ursula. Lastly, a demanding or controlling person is always portrayed, in this case that would be King Triton. He looks out for Ariel and wants things to go his ways. Men are always demanding, and they want the will power. A father always, no matter what, looks out for his daughter, and this is what King Triton portrays.In conclusion, The little Mermaid created by John Musker and Ron Clements was a good movie indeed. It demonstrates how love has power, even for a mermaid. Journeys and adventures have purposes, even though they get you into trouble. Ariel followed her dreams of her heart. She disobeyed her father many times, made a deal with Ursula the Chang 5 sea witch, put her father, Eric and even the whole sea in jeopard y. All for the cause of true love. She marrys her Prince and gains respect from the whole sea. All because Ariel was a will powered, independent and demanding teenage girl.