Rapunzel: The Grimm Brothers
Diana Simpson
Mr. Todd
English composition 1001-27
December 15, 2011
Rapunzel, Rapunzel Stories told and collected in the 1800’s served up life as generation of central Europeans knew it- capricious and very often malicious. The Grimm Brothers were accidental entertainers who were determined to preserve these tales from disappearing, by writing them down. The readers found the tales so bewitching that the Grimm Brothers and editors started “fixing” things. Things then got softer, sweeter, and primarily moral, so that in current times it’s now easier to recreate the story into a movie. When remaking a story into a movie, parts of the story stay unchanged for the sake of the story. But new parts are added for filler and content, thus …show more content…
She was so beautiful that by the time she reached the age of twelve she was locked away in a tower, away from the world. With nothing to do to pass the time, she sang. Her songs drew the attention of a prince. This prince visited day after day, avoiding Dame Gothel at all cost. Until one day Rapunzel accidentally gives the prince away and with this mistake the enchantress cuts her long golden hair and casts her out into the forest, leaving her to wander alone. When the prince calls upon Rapunzel, the enchantress lets down Rapunzel’s severed hair for him to climb up. Instead of seeing his love, he is now staring into the eyes of the evil enchantress who tells him he will never see Rapunzel again. With this news he throws himself out of the tower in anguish and is blinded by thorns as he hits the bottom. He is then left to wander the wastelands of the country side all alone. After many months of wandering these wastelands, he is finally reunited with his love Rapunzel. However in the movie version of Rapunzel, “Tangled”, Rapunzel’s parents were royalty. The queen was pregnant with Rapunzel when she became ill and the whole town went out to look for a special flower. This special flower was made from a drop of sun that had fallen from the sky. The one and only person that had known about it and was utilizing its special powers to keep her young was Mother Gothel. Once found, that magic flower had cured the ailing queen and Rapunzel was
Mr. Todd
English composition 1001-27
December 15, 2011
Rapunzel, Rapunzel Stories told and collected in the 1800’s served up life as generation of central Europeans knew it- capricious and very often malicious. The Grimm Brothers were accidental entertainers who were determined to preserve these tales from disappearing, by writing them down. The readers found the tales so bewitching that the Grimm Brothers and editors started “fixing” things. Things then got softer, sweeter, and primarily moral, so that in current times it’s now easier to recreate the story into a movie. When remaking a story into a movie, parts of the story stay unchanged for the sake of the story. But new parts are added for filler and content, thus …show more content…
She was so beautiful that by the time she reached the age of twelve she was locked away in a tower, away from the world. With nothing to do to pass the time, she sang. Her songs drew the attention of a prince. This prince visited day after day, avoiding Dame Gothel at all cost. Until one day Rapunzel accidentally gives the prince away and with this mistake the enchantress cuts her long golden hair and casts her out into the forest, leaving her to wander alone. When the prince calls upon Rapunzel, the enchantress lets down Rapunzel’s severed hair for him to climb up. Instead of seeing his love, he is now staring into the eyes of the evil enchantress who tells him he will never see Rapunzel again. With this news he throws himself out of the tower in anguish and is blinded by thorns as he hits the bottom. He is then left to wander the wastelands of the country side all alone. After many months of wandering these wastelands, he is finally reunited with his love Rapunzel. However in the movie version of Rapunzel, “Tangled”, Rapunzel’s parents were royalty. The queen was pregnant with Rapunzel when she became ill and the whole town went out to look for a special flower. This special flower was made from a drop of sun that had fallen from the sky. The one and only person that had known about it and was utilizing its special powers to keep her young was Mother Gothel. Once found, that magic flower had cured the ailing queen and Rapunzel was