Hans christian andersen (1805- 1875), a famous Danish fairy tale writer in the 9th century, is not only one of the representatives of fairy tales in world literature, but also a devout Christian, and is known as "the sun of children's literature in the world". Influenced by his father and folk oral literature, he loved literature since childhood.
Andersen's literary career began with 1822 writing plays. After entering the university, the creation has become increasingly mature. He has published travel notes, musical comedies, poetry collections and poetic dramas. The novel Impromptu Poet published by 1833 has won him an international reputation and is his masterpiece of adult literature. His most famous fairy tales include Little Tin Soldier, Daughter of the Sea, Thumbelina, Little Match Girl, Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes and so on.
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The little mermaid is not as lucky as the heroines in other fairy tales. In children's literature, she is a tragic image and a vivid image established by Andersen in fairy tales. Aristotle thinks that the ideal tragic figure should be someone who has some defects or made mistakes.
As the heroine in fairy tales, the little mermaid is a nearly perfect role. She has a beautiful voice that others can't match-also in reality, Andersen once had a good voice. In addition, the little mermaid is the smallest princess in the underwater world and the most beloved princess. Her fishtail is the most beautiful in the underwater world, but it is ugly and unacceptable to the world on the shore.
To some extent, the little mermaid's tail is called a defect. In order to overcome this defect, the little mermaid turned to the terrible sea witch for help, and finally got two beautiful legs with her beautiful voice. At the same time, she has another defect-mute. The little mermaid has her own garden, and other princesses have planted their own treasures, but there is only a statue of the prince in the little mermaid's garden.
It can be seen that the little mermaid is eager to be loved. She wants to fall in love with real human beings and likes to listen to all human stories. The prince in the fairy tale represents Andersen's ideal world. He is less than 16 years old and handsome, just like a statue in the mermaid garden. In the story, the prince told the little mermaid never to leave him. Such a story represents loyalty.