Little Mermaid: The Stereotypes Of An Outsider

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Many people are often outsiders because of their interests that are viewed as weird or different in society. For example, in the movie Little Mermaid, Ariel is King Triton’s daughter who is interested in the human world and collecting human objects. Her father becomes very angry with this hobby of hers, and the whole sea looks down upon her for it. Being an outsider is a universal part of the human experience because people grow up with different circumstances, people have different interests and talents and lastly, there’s many different stereotypes in society which causes them to be judged and become an outsider. Sometimes, what you like and what you’re talented at makes you an outsider. It may not be something that is commonly liked throughout …show more content…

Some of these things are something that somebody is born with and can’t do anything about. “ As with every other country I’ve visited, nobody thought I was Indian. This made me lonely. Lonely enough to cry in my hotel bed one night as I kept thinking, I am the only Indian within a five-thousand mile circle. But I wasn’t the only Indian, I wasn’t even the only spokane Indian,” (Alexie 214). In society, if you aren’t white you are often judged and treated differently when you’re out in public and in general. This often makes people of different races outsiders. “ They just can’t seem to . . .They should try harder to . . . They ought to be more . . . ,” (Mullen 217). These people are being looked down upon because of their inability to do something that the majority is capable of doing. Many times, people are often treated poorly because they aren’t as smart as they’re expected to be or aren’t good enough in other people’s eyes. Society makes it so different races,beliefs, abilities and such are looked down upon by the majority of people which often leads to people becoming

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