![]() It becomes clear that the Little Mermaid goes through the same emotional journey as her author – watching on as the one she loves marries someone else while experiencing rejection and deep emotional despair.Īlthough Andersen’s sexuality was never made public, he wrote love letters to both men and women. ![]() The fairytale was written as a letter to Andersen’s close friend Edvard Collin, with whom he reportedly was in love, after Edvard announced his marriage to a woman. She rather chooses to die and dissolve into sea foam, giving up the last chance to return home. Her sisters strike a deal with a sorceress, which allows the Little Mermaid to return home if she kills the prince. While Walt Disney’s Ariel eventually marries her prince, Andersen’s Little Mermaid has to watch as the one she loves marries another. In the first version, published in 1837, the Little Mermaid does not only give up her voice to be able to walk on land, but her every step is said to hurt. ![]() ![]() Mostly the debate revolves around the differences between the cartoon and its new interpretation, but what most people don’t know is that the original literary fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen is not only darker but also a lot queerer than the later versions it inspired. Image: Twitter: first trailer of the soon-to-come live-action adaptation of Disney’s The Little Mermaid has ignited many discussions. ![]()
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