For example, in The Little Mermaid looks play a major role and this is emphasized by Prince Eric, Ariel and Ursula. Ariel falls in love at first sight with Prince Eric after she rescues him from drowning in the ocean, she fell in love with the way he looked without knowing what his personality was like. Later in the film, Ursula is trying to convince Ariel to give up her voice explaining that “men up there do not like a lot of blabber” and that she will be able to make him fall in love with her good looks and body language. She encourages Ariel to give up her voice and instead use her body to make Prince Eric “fall in love” with her. This shows that one can supposedly fall in love solely based on the looks of others rather than their …show more content…
This shows that Prince Eric fell in love with the girl that saved him (Ariel) based on her looks. Disney’s depiction of love based on looks and one falling in love at first sight, influence many to think that this is in fact real, so as soon as people’s romantic expectations are unmet they divorce or try to separate (Epstein 17). Also, Epstein mentions that a couple of years after American couples get married, their partners do not look the same as when they started dating, it seems as if they have “changed” (17). If Hall’s argument was correct, then people would live happily ever after instead of distancing themselves and breaking up with their partners soon after they stop looking the way they looked when “they fell in love” because the foundation of their love (looks) is literally