After reading the real story of The Little Mermaid which was written door the Danish auteur Hans Christian Andersen, who coincidentally is also one of my favoriete authors, I was inspired to write about the differences between it and what Disney had shaped their movie into. Also, there is a Japanese adaptation of the real story which u can find link if you're interested. Now onto the comparing between the two! Also, spoilers ahead.
In Hans Christian Andersen's tale, the mermaid is nameless. At the age of fifteen, a mermaid is deemed ready to see the human world for themselves. The Little Mermaid's...