When Danish author Hans Christian Andersen wrote “The Little Mermaid” as a short fairy ... cultural history critic Rictor Norton wrote: In letters written to his beloved young friend Edvard ...

he was also writing letters to a male friend expressing his affection for him. How the Disney and Original Mermaid Stories Differ, and Why That's Important It's important to note that while the ...

Devastated, the mermaid chooses to sacrifice herself instead ... For years, per the outlet, Andersen had been writing Collin letters that expressed romantic feelings toward him.