The story of
Aladdin is wonderful! I enjoyed it more than the Disney version. I wasn't expecting the love story to still be present in the original text, but it was! The Princess and Aladdin were very much in love and went to extreme measures to be in each other's lives. My favorite character from this passage is Aladdin's mother. I imagined her being sarcastic and not supporting her son at all but going along for the ride anyway. That was the most excitement she had ever been apart of. She went through most of the emotions of a mother to a son. When her son was a troublemaker, she cried. When he wanted the love of his life, she tried to help. When he got the love of his life, she was there to celebrate at the wedding. I was a little disappointed that her character dissipated towards the end of the story. I feel like she could have played an important role.
It was amusing that Aladdin owed everything to the wicked magician, but never acknowledged him for it. He made Aladdin grow up and become someone more than just another young guy in the neighborhood. Aladdin gained confidence and stature because the magician offered it as a possibility. In the end though, the new Prince had no gratitude, to the magician or to the genii. He did the least amount of work to get what he wanted. I guess this is all that's necessary sometimes. The people still praised him despite his lack of integrity.
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