The Making of Frozen

The creators of Frozen developed Elsa's character around the idea of Hans Christian Andersen's character named, "The Snow Queen" created in 1845. Coincidentally, the people who created Elsa developed many of the same characteristics of the Snow Queen. Long blonde hair braided to the side, a long cape with the same snowflake designs, and the blue gown.

Hans

Hans is the most deceiving character in Frozen. He appears to be the sweet and perfect Prince Charming for Anna they sing their duet called, "Love Is An Open Door." When Anna must leave Arendelle to go find her sister, he seems completely reliable to leave him in charge of the town and he does a great job at fulfilling that duty. When Anna comes back, she is I'm desperate need for am act of true love. This consisted of a true love's kiss from Hans. He then denies the kiss and tries to kill Elsa so he can finally have his own town to rule because of his 12 older brothers who have authority over him.

Anna

Anna, the younger sister to Elsa is an ambitious and loving young woman who aspires to be as strong and courageous as her parents. She embarks on a long and arduous journey to the North Mountain. After encountering many hardships through the snow and ice, she arrives to the ice castle built by Elsa only to forcefully be kicked out within 5 minutes of her visit. After being struck in the heart by her sister, her body gradually starts turning to ice. She travels back to her hometown to find her Prince Hans and he rejects her true loves kiss. Anna's true character is reaveals when she is on the edge of life or death, and chooses the risk her own life to save her sister, Elsa.

Elsa

Elsa's character in Frozen is a loving older sister who would go through any mile for her younger sister, Anna but is not allowed to express her love for her because she doesn't want to endanger Anna by her sorcery. She distances herself from Anna because she loves her. Weird, I know! It's so hard for her not to play with her as a young girl after the separation. The song, "Do You Want to Build a Snowman" shows the transformation of the two sisters growing up and how Anna's opinion about the separation changes. As hard as it is for Elsa, she stays, locked in her room 24/7.  Finally, on Elsa's coronation day, she accidentally exposes her magic to the entire kingdom, setting off an eternal winter but only she has the power to change it back to summer. She then isolates herself from Arendelle to the North Mountain to forget about everything and everyone while singing "Let it Go." Elsa is very independent and she never relies on anyone. Even her diceased parents.

Olaf

"Hi, my name is Olaf and I like warm hugs!" This is one of the most well-known quotes in the movie, Frozen said by the snowman, Olaf. His friendly introduction entirely depicts his fun, caring, and optimistic personality. The idea of Olaf is this snowman who's obsessed with Summer and means a lot to the two sisters. "We kept looking for ways to make Olaf part of Anna and Elsa's early childhood, that innocent time when these two sisters were still close," said Kristen Bell. His character is one of my favorite things about the movie because he leaves awkward or sad situations with a smile on your face. 

Frozen

The main message that I have depicted from the movie Frozen, is that you don't always need a man in your life to have a happy ending and prove true love. Elsa and Anna (sisters) share such a special bond. In the beginning of the movie, as young girls, they seem as if they are inseparable, but when one little accident happens, Elsa accidentally strikes her sister Anna in her head but the only way to cure her is the erase all of her sisters magic from her memory. This causes a separation between the two sisters and they grow apart over the years. As they get older, Anna discovers the sorcery that her sister obtains and Elsa runs away because she believes she doesn't belong in Arandel. When Anna goes on a journey to find her, she is struck again by Elsa, but this time it was in her heart. The only way to cure her frozen heart is by an act of true love. Thinking it is her prince, she heads back to Arandel. She then ends up risking her own life to save Elsa and her body completely freezes before she could get her true love's kiss. As Elsa holds on to Anna's frozen body, she begins to slowly melt. This proves the main message of the story: The act of true love was within the sisters.  

Poverty in America Is Mainstream Response

After increasing levels of poverty in America, most Americans now don't worry about if they'll fall under poverty, but rather when they will fall. Luckily, the average time that people spend in poverty is short. We usually fall under poverty  after losing a job, cutting back the hours you work, divorce, or medical problems. I believe that poverty is becoming worse in America; our rate is approximately twice the European average. Simply because "poverty is mainstream." People believe that once you are in poverty, you have the chances of eventually growing out of it. But why not prevent it? Go to school, get a job with a decent wage, and maintain good health.