There may be princesses that talk to trees and princesses that room with seven strangers, but none of them are like Ariel.
If I was a princess with King Triton as a father I would live up the life not go on adventures to steal treasures from shipwrecks. I don’t think that that any Captain that one day their ship would be at the bottom of the ocean and there would be a mentally unstable half girl, half fish taking all their forks.
Though technically Ariel has an urge to constantly steal and it seems like a normal thing to do, it really is a mental disorder, called kleptomania. Being a kleptomaniac is someone who has the recurrent urge to steal, most of the time being a kleptomaniac doesn’t have a regard for need or profit. Not only does she like to steal from dead people but has extreme issues with her body image.
Body dysmorphic disorder is another mental disorder that Ariel has. Body dysmorphic disorder means her body needs to be ‘fixed’ in order to be loved. I believe this disorder causes her to be fixated on humans and obsessed with Prince Eric. Changing herself into a human and getting rid of a tail for a man she doesn’t know anything about, to be in a world she knows nothing about. In a world where she gets all her information from a human hating father and a talking seagull.
My question now is why are we letting our children watch these movies. It not only shows that you can get away with stealing but that you need to change yourself to be with someone. If you find true love then they will love you for who you are not who you change yourself into in order for them to ‘love’ you.
This article is not to say these disorders are any laughing matter; they are serious mental health issues. This is based on opinion not me diagnosing her.
Until next time. Live, Laugh, and Prosper my friend.
