Paper On Aladdin

Aladdin is a classical Walt Disney production that was released in 1992 and is based off the Middle Eastern folktale, Arabian Nights. The movie’s protagonist, Aladdin, is an orphaned young man that has learned to fend for himself and with his monkey, Abu, in the city of Agrabah. Despite the them terrorizing the market to get food, Aladdin is a compassionate fellow who donates his bread to starving children he comes across. I enjoyed watching Aladdin again, for the millionth time. It was my favourite disney classic when I was a child and it was great to be reminded of the fascinating tale. Although this time, I watched it with a different perspective foreshadowing on how it is would be similar to our next text. Viewing this movie in college

This further made me question if abuse amongst women is a societal norm in animated city of Agrabah and if Disney intentionally included it in the children’s film. One thing that I did not enjoy about the movie was the musical numbers. Personally, I don’t think Disney put their best musical effort into the songs, compared to The Little Mermaid and Fox And The Hound, which were both released in the 1980’s. Interestingly, the Little Mermaid has a higher song ranking than Aladdin in Buzzfeed’s article, “The Definitive Ranking Of The 102 Best Animated Disney Songs.” Compared to the other literary works that we’ve reviewed, the film has notable similarities to Jason and The Argonauts. Specifically, on how each of the main protagonists, Aladdin and Jason, perceive at women as a noble prizes. Both of them had to prove their love to the central female protagonist through a courageous act, such as murdering a giant monster. To add, each hero had the desire to obtain social power and royal status as heir to a