Gender Roles in "The Little Mermaid"

We finished watching "The Little Mermaid" today, continuing to analyze the gender roles as they are represented in this film.  Students were challenged to consider the appearance, behaviour, mannerisms, goals and dreams of the male and female characters, and to decide what one might learn about each gender, were this film used as evidence of how to be male/female.

After we concluded the film, students wrote a paragraph about each gender and how it was represented in the film.  If you were away and are able to finish the movie at home this weekend, you can access the paragraph form on the side, here.