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Is love at first sight real or is it just a means to an end?

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Cinderella (by the Grimms brothers) and the Little Mermaid (by Hans Christian Andersen)
Beauty and the Beast by Beaumont is used as a counter example

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Why is this question important / need to be answered?

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Why is this question important / need to be answered?

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Examining this concept is important because fairy tales will affect how the young children that read them view and perceive love for the rest of their lives.

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" 'Yes,' said the little mermaid, with a faltering voice; and she thought of the Prince and of winning an immortal soul." Ariel views the Prince as a means to achieving an eternal soul. In this section of the text, she is talking to the witch to become human to get an eternal soul, Ariel does not discuss becoming a human to be with the Prince, she is more focused on an eternal soul than loving him.

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This tale does not contain a "love at first sight" aspect within it, but Beauty uses love as a means to an end, she ultimately goes to the Beast's castle and form a relationship with him to save her father. Also, she likes the adventure in being away from home, and she is using the Beast's love for her for her own personal enjoyment, she is not staying with the Beast because she loves him, it is for her own personal fun.

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Quotation from Beauty and the Beast (Beaumont's version)

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Quotation from Beauty and the Beast (Beaumont's version)

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"It is true, I do not feel the tenderness of affection for him..."

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She is using the Prince to escape from her unfortunate circumstances and low economic and social status. She is using love as a means to an end to advance her place in society and move up the social hierarchy.