Yes, but there's a bit of a difference between collecting (which is fine) and what she eventually does. XD It's like... hmm, there are European countries I'd likely fit in better than I would here (liberal, metal-loving countries where it's considered normal to be introverted? Hell yes), but I don't think my collection of Scandinavian metal albums is really going to prepare me for life in Norway... especially if I don't buy a better coat first. I'd want to be sure I had a good enough handle on the language first, study the cultural norms more beforehand, etc. In Ariel's case (assuming books on human culture don't just fall into the sea), I would've spied on human society more before actually joining them. She just got really, really lucky she wasn't locked up on insanity charges for doing things like brushing her hair with a fork... which definitely wouldn't have fulfilled her life much, since it was a huge risk for something she knew very little about. I don't think there's anything wrong with being a weaboo or something, so long as it's not to the foolish degree of "I only like anime! Therefore I am going to Japan where they apparently still have ninja and samurai and I can run around the streets in this cosplay outfit!" ... which is all kinds of headdesk ignorant.
And hmm, like many things, I think this comes down to a matter of interpretation. I find the whole she lost everything perspective interesting, as I never really saw it that way. She had other peop... uh friends/family (those sea creatures at least, and we never see anyone going "she's so weird! I never want her as a royal"), and was a princess who would one day inherit quite a lot... and, given her position, she would've been allowed to pursue just about anything other than the one thing she did. I would've gladly switched places with her when I was her age as I'd say it was better than my life then (to be a little more personal), haha, so I just thought she was over-reacting over objects when she still had plenty of other options. So the Eric thing just seems like more of a... "He's the one thing I can't have, therefore I must have him!" XD Like she was with all the trinkets and such as well.
Although yeah, I do agree that she thought it was some kind of fate, especially since this is Disney we're talking about here, heh.
As for the betrayal... As I recall, Sebastian went through great lengths to keep her safe and away from humans? I know he was also employed by her father, but they also seemed like friends. Flounder too, as he just seemed too shy to say something, but she still left him - who was more or less her best friend - behind without so much as a "goodbye, I'll really miss you!"
And hmm, like many things, I think this comes down to a matter of interpretation. I find the whole she lost everything perspective interesting, as I never really saw it that way. She had other peop... uh friends/family (those sea creatures at least, and we never see anyone going "she's so weird! I never want her as a royal"), and was a princess who would one day inherit quite a lot... and, given her position, she would've been allowed to pursue just about anything other than the one thing she did. I would've gladly switched places with her when I was her age as I'd say it was better than my life then (to be a little more personal), haha, so I just thought she was over-reacting over objects when she still had plenty of other options. So the Eric thing just seems like more of a... "He's the one thing I can't have, therefore I must have him!" XD Like she was with all the trinkets and such as well.
Although yeah, I do agree that she thought it was some kind of fate, especially since this is Disney we're talking about here, heh.
As for the betrayal... As I recall, Sebastian went through great lengths to keep her safe and away from humans? I know he was also employed by her father, but they also seemed like friends. Flounder too, as he just seemed too shy to say something, but she still left him - who was more or less her best friend - behind without so much as a "goodbye, I'll really miss you!"
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