An interesting interpretation of The Little Mermaid

Everyone knows that Andersen was bisexual.

And among his works, the one that is often interpreted as a bisexual’s unrequited love is The Little Mermaid.

Andersen had a very close friend named Edvard Colin.

Contents of a letter written by Andersen to a ‘friend’,

Colin ended up marrying another woman;

And the interpretation guessed at the time The Little Mermaid was announced is,

The mermaid princess loves the prince, but because she is a mermaid, the love cannot come true.

It is the story of the author who loved his friend but was heartbroken because he was a man.

It seems to be true that a creator must endure pain to create a masterpiece.