Andersen biographer Jackie Wullschlager indicates that `` Thumbelina '' was the first of Andersen 's tales to dramatize the sufferings of one who is different , and , as a result of being different , becomes the object of mockery .
Andersen biographer Jackie Wullschlager writes that `` Thumbelina '' was the first of Andersen 's tales to dramatize the sufferings and hardships of one who is different . As a result of being different , Thumbelina becomes the object of mockery .