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)