Ariel the little mermaid is also among Princess Jasmine and Belle. The three Princesses began to come out 30 years after the first three (Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty) and they each have a spark of personality or something unique in them. This separates them from the other three unjust representations of the perfect woman.
Ariel is a Princess under the sea who lives in a huge kingdom ruled by her father King Triton. Ariel is beautiful, slender, has long hair, a beautiful voice, loves to sing and play with animals (in her case sea creatures.) What makes her different from the others is her love to escape. She explores behind her fathers back in shipwrecks with her little fishy friends. She's also fascinated by humans. Ariel is represented as the perfect women but there is one thing unrealistic about her appearance. How her hair is naturally fire engine red and yet she has no freckles. Why would they take away her freckles? Is there something wrong with having freckles?
Ariel is very adventurous and so after she rescues prince Eric she decides that all she wants in life is to go on land see Eric because she loves him. Sadly she does a very stupid things. She gives up her voice. Even worse, to the evil Ursula. How Ariel is then represented after she gives up her voice is helpless. She literally has no voice to stand up for her except her friends. She changes herself for a man. This gives younger girls the idea that to fall in love and marry your prince is the most important thing in life. Leaving out the idea that all women can be independent and that no woman needs a man in her life.
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