headstrong Ariel means to follow the rules, but rarely succeeds. like many teenagers, Ariel dose not feel "undertood",and is forever trying to make her friends, and especially her father, see things her way.

Feisty Ariel has a mind own, and its full of romantic dreams about the wold above the sea and its amazing inhabitants. Shes a bit naive and sure the human world is a happier place, and she spenda her time yearning to be like humans and collecting their castoffs.

Her irresistible attraction to the human world leads to all sorts of adventures. By the time Ariels wish to be human if finally granted, she realizes that there is something to be gained from a fathers wisdom.