1. Individualism The "American Dream" has powered the hopes and aspirations of Americans for generations. It began as a plain but revolutionary notion; each person has the right to pursue happiness, and the freedom to strive for a better life through hard work and fair ambition. But over time, this dream has come to represent a set of expectations about owning things and making money. The Little Mermaid is a film full of hopes and dreams, Ariel the main character; is a young mermaid who lives the life of wanting to walk on land and explored the world from the human perspective. She lives in the ocean with the desire to collect and learn from objects she found in the deep sea which are from the human world. As a individual, Ariel would always go out to forbidden places by her own, which show that she don’t relied much on other. She gets herself in trouble and sometime gets herself out of trouble. Also, in the film she made her own choice of letting Ursula take her voice in place of giving her human legs also show that she don’t need other to make decision for her. This can relate to the “American” because we like to consider ourselves as an independent hard working individual. When we start making our own choices and decisions we like to feel that we are unstoppable and can achieve anything. With this notion of thought we try to strive for achievement and success. 2. Achievement In the film Ariel were determine to be able to walk side by side with Prince Eric on land; with her determination she have strive to achieve it. Without hesitation she disobeys her father, King Triton rules of never to appear above the surface of the ocean and to never go near a human being. Her curiosities of the human world have made her break many of the rules and even found herself fallen in love with a human being. Living in the world of the “American” we as the individual find it very pleasant that we achieve what we want even if it means breaking some rules. A great example would be, breaking your parents’ rules, the golden rule. For my family, our golden rule is to never wear your shoes inside another family house; it’s a sign of great respect. If you wear your shoes inside another family house it would mean that you looked at them the same as the looked at the dirty outside. A house is a family pride and source of energy; ever heard of, “you are what you eat?” Same logic applies to this golden rule. 3. Success In order to success in this goal that was set, Ariel did anything possible to be able to walk on land and be with Prince Eric. She went to Ursula, the Witch of the Sea, to help give her human legs. Even though she knew that her price would be to