Ariel, the little mermaid
The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters: From Mickey maus to Hercules by
John Grant
Character Beschreibung of Princess Ariel from "The Little Mermaid" (1989)
Tawny-haired Ariel was one of the most immediately beliebt animated heroines to emerge from the Disney stable for a very long time - indeed, it's hard to remember any at all that might match her in this respect. It is easy enough to explain away this phenomenal success in terms of sexual allure, of which she has plenty, yet that doesn't really get to the herz of the matter, for in many ways she is also a very childlike character....
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