The Little Mermaid - What Made It Memorable

   Who doesn't know the story of The Little Mermaid? It's in most storybooks and several versions of the characters are used to educate small children. However, what makes The Little Mermaid so memorable to children and adults?
    Could it be the characters? There are 6 sisters, a king, a grandmother, a human prince, a witch, and a girl as the main characters the story focuses on. If I do say so myself, they are all typically "normal" characters. And by "normal" I mean their personalities aren't memorable except for the youngest mermaid princess. So the characters aren't what make the story so memorable.
   Then it has to be the story line, right? A mermaid princess that has everything she could ever want, wants something that is nearly impossible to have and out of her reach. It's like a lesson for kids to know that if they really try to get what they want, they will most likely get it, but with a consequence. With everything the young mermaid goes through, you want her to get what she wants since she has gone through so much to get it.
   So what makes this story so memorable? The journey.