The Happy Prince is a fairy tale written by the English aestheticist writer Oscar Wilde.
"The Daughter of the Sea" is a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen, also translated as "The Mermaid Princess".
"The Happy Prince" tells the story of the Happy Prince, who did not know what sorrow was in his life, witnessing all kinds of sufferings in the world after his death, and Swallow, who sacrificed himself to help others.
The city outlined in The Happy Prince is a microcosm of the British society in the Victorian period. Wilde rubbed all kinds of ugly phenomena occurring in the real society into the story, and mercilessly criticized and exposed the cold society at that time, and sent deep sympathy to the compassionate Happy Prince and Swallow's charitable relief activities for the bottom of the social strata and their eventual failure.
At the same time, the author's tendency towards an ideal social system is also hinted at through the story itself, which also fundamentally questions the moral principles of the society of the time.
The Daughter of the Sea tells the story of the little mermaid, the princess of the sea, who, in order to pursue the immortal soul of a man of high purity, gives up the free and easy life under the sea and the life of 300 years of longevity, abandons her beautiful singing voice in the hands of the wicked witch, endures the great pain brought about by turning the fish's tail into a human leg, and uses her love, her heart and her young life.
To pursue the eternal and sublime human soul, and through the "work of kindness" to share all the eternal happiness of man. The writer eulogizes the little mermaid's pursuit of love, soul and ideal, and shows her kind and pure character, strong perseverance and spirit of sacrifice.
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p>In the 1880s, Irish author Oscar Wilde wrote and published the fairy tale The Happy Prince. This fairy tale work caused a huge reaction in Britain at the time, and today, more than 100 years later, people are still reenacting and commemorating this work of children's literature born in the Victorian period through movies, plays, cartoons and other art forms.
"Daughter of the Sea" is a work that praises and celebrates people. "'Daughter of the Sea's' quest for a higher life, her strong perseverance and spirit of sacrifice have touched the hearts of thousands of readers.
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