Use the text excerpt from The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen to answer the question.
"After we have striven for three hundred years to do all the good in our power, we receive an immortal soul and take part in the happiness of mankind. You, poor little mermaid, have tried with your whole heart to do as we are doing. You have suffered and endured, and raised yourself to the spirit world by your good deeds, and now, by striving for three hundred years in the same way, you may obtain an immortal soul."
Which of the following shows how this story is a reflection of Danish culture?
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Responses
The references to suffering show the Danish culture’s desire to suffer.
The references to suffering show the Danish culture’s desire to suffer.
The references to immortal souls show the importance of Christianity to Danish culture in the 1800s.
The references to immortal souls show the importance of Christianity to Danish culture in the 1800s.
The references to a mermaid show that all Danish people believe that mermaids are real today.
The references to a mermaid show that all Danish people believe that mermaids are real today.
There are no references to Danish culture.
There are no references to Danish culture.