Rule of Rose Mysteries

In the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, “The Little Mermaid,” the mermaid-sisters of the little mermaid give her a knife and urge her to kill the prince and thereby save her own life. The little mermaid refused, and ultimately this refusal led to her own death.

None of this aspect of the fairy tale is found in the “Mermaid Princess” storybook of Rule of Rose. But “The Mermaid Princess” storybook does seem to echo “The Little Princess” fairy tale in many ways. Could it be that we are expected to consider this aspect of the fairy tale’s story as a clue to piecing together events from Jennifer’s forgotten past?

Could it be that the girls of the orphanage urged Clara to kill Mr. Hoffman? But that Clara didn’t do so?
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