Given their everlasting charm and popularity amongst growing children, the classic fairy tales have continued to be rewritten, retold and revisited across eras and cultures. Their cinematic adaptations and modern retellings have further enhanced their charm and people’s undiminished interest in their narratives. The manner in which the selected original tales influence the formative years of children’s lives naturally demands as well as paves the way for a much-needed re-evaluation of these classic fairy tales vis-à-vis their movie adaptations and modern retellings. The present paper is an attempt to expose how the original classical fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen and Disney’s The Little Mermaid confirm and establish the justification behind the gender stereotyping

Male Hegemony, Physical Charm, Submissiveness, Prince Charming, Misogyny