Hundreds of Disney movies, such as Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid, have been created throughout the decades have taught many Americans valuable life lessons. When watching the films, we may not realize the impact that they have on our thinking and way of life, but as the stories are watched by generation after generation, it is clear that the popularity of the movies is not based solely on the fact that there are pretty princesses. Many children idolize the characters and make them their heroes, striving to be just like them. In doing so, they are enveloping those characters’ actions into their own character traits. The goodness expressed by many characters in Disney movies has rubbed off onto Americans over the years,