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The Little Mermaid and Frozen: Construction Of Female Subjectivity

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1. Liquid Ladies: Analyze the function of fluidity in the construction of female subjectivity in Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” and the Disney films The Little Mermaid and Frozen. How does each tale use fluidity to construct strong female characters? Does each tale challenge its own construction of strong female characters? How does the medium of each tale (literary tale, film) contribute to the construction of female subjectivity? (1) Your essay must reflect an awareness of the course material, and must include examples not discussed in class. (2) Your essay should NOT rely on outside sources. Rather, you should read the tale and view the films, and analyze them yourself! If you do consult outside sources, you must document them. Failure to do so will result in a failing grade. Essays that are essentially summaries of outside sources are not acceptable. (3) Your essay must be your own work, and must not be similar in form, content, and/or argumentation to those of your classmates. Essay length: 2400-2800 words (approximately 8 pages) 2. The Anti-Fairy Tale: Analyze the interweaving storylines in Art Spiegelman’s Maus (volumes I and II) and Maurice Sendak’s illustrations to Wilhelm Grimm’s Dear Mili. How does each author use the interplay between image and word to create an anti-fairy tale? Notes: (1) Your essay must reflect an awareness of the course material, and must include examples not discussed in class. (2) Your essay must not contain the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” (or variations of this idea). (3) Your essay should NOT rely on outside sources. Rather, you should read Maus and Dear Mili, and analyze the texts yourself! If you do consult outside sources, you must document them. Failure to do so will result in a failing grade. Essays that are essentially summaries of outside sources are not acceptable. (4) Your essay must be your own work, and must not be similar in form, content, and/or argumentation to those of your classmates. Essay length: 2400-2800 words (approximately 8 pages) 3. Your choice: You may select your own topic. This is to be an academic essay on material related to the course, not a work of fiction. If you choose this option, you must submit your topic to me for preapproval by Friday, April 24th. No exceptions. Notes: (1) If you consult outside sources, you must document them. Failure to do so will result in a failing grade. (2) Your essay must be your own work, and must not be similar in form, content, and/or argumentation to those of your classmates. Essay length: 2400-2800 words (approximately 8 pages) 4. Writing Anew: Write a fairy tale that critically engages one or more of the tales or themes we’ve studied in this course. In addition, you must include a selfcritique that analyzes the title, structure, language, and content of your tale. The self-critique must clearly identify the ways in which your tale challenges or perpetuates traditional fairy tale thought patterns or ideologies, making specific references to material covered in this course. Essay length: Fairy tale 1800-2800 words (approximately 6-8 pages) AND self-critique (minimum 750 words). Make VERY SURE that your selfcritique presents a clear, thoughtful analysis and adheres to the minimum length guidelines! Notes: (1) Your self-critique must reflect an awareness of the course material, and must include answers to the questions posed in the prompt. (2) Your fairy tale may be a rewriting of a traditional tale (or tales). Alternately, you may write a completely new tale. It may be set in past, present, or future. IMPORTANT: If you choose to rewrite a traditional tale, your version must differ SUBSTANTIALLY from the original. For example, Angela Carter’s “The Company of Wolves” differs substantially from “Little Red Cap.” It is NOT sufficient to simply change names or alter the ending of a traditional tale. If in doubt, check with me before submitting your essay. (3) You may not submit a fairy tale based on Little Red Riding Hood without my preapproval. Deadline for preapproval is Friday, April 24th. No exceptions (4) If you consult outside sources, you must document them. Failure to do so will result in a failing grade. (5) Your fairy tale and self-critique must be your own work, and must not be similar in form, content, and/or argumentation to those of your classmates

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There are two versions of “The Little Mermaid” available, the classic one by Hans Christian Andersen, and the modern fairy tale that most of us know by Walt Disney. Although these two have similarities, the differences in the storyline and the portrayal of characters reflect a lot about the change in the times. Another modern Walt Disney animated film will be discussed in this paper as well, and this movie is “Frozen.” These stories show different perspectives of a strong female character and how it was further challenged and defined further along with the stories.
Female subjectivity changes along with the generations, considering different factors and social movements. Female characters in stories and movies already had the stereotype of what is expected of a woman or a girl, which usually involves patriarchal views and less autonomy for the female character. These were more rampant in the earlier literary works, where the adventure belongs to male characters always doing exciting things and saving the world. As the years go by and the feminism movement is more widespread, changes in the way female characters are portrayed are seen gearing towards gender equality and empowerment.
In the story of Andersen’s Little Mermaid, the beautiful and youthful mermaid is a part of a family, having a father, five sisters, and a grandmother, who has raised her well and in abundance in their under-the-sea palace. The build-up of the story before the mermaid sees the prince is evident, making their meeting more engaging. The longing of the mermaid is towards the prince and another issue that brings sadness to her heart is not having a soul, which is comparable to humans on land who can see heaven after death because of having a soul. During the first part, it was scenes of longing, sadness, and contemplation of what she wants in life, and if she will choose to be just like her grandmother and her older sisters who have seen the land but eventually went back and appreciated their seas more. From being the known beautiful mermaid with the most wonderful voice, she dared to decide on giving up everything, most especially her voice and the chance to be able to be with her family under the sea for a pair of legs. These were not without consequences, and she would still be in pain while she has those pairs of legs but she still decided to push through with it, in hopes of gaining a soul if the prince falls in love with her and chooses to marry her.
Here, we see the courage and the decision-making of the little mermaid in enduring the consequences and pain of her actions for the prince and a soul. The hardships do not end there though, and she still faces pain while she is on land, aside from the goal of making the prince fall in love with her. The prince has shown affection, but it was not clear at first if it was romantically. His feelings are affirmed during their conversation that the prince is actually in love with the woman she saw by the church when he “drifted” from the shipwreck, but since the little mermaid is very fond of him, he considers her as an option. This shapes the character of the little mermaid as an option where...
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