The powers from the flower were transferred to the queen’s baby‚ Rapunzel. The powers were in her hair. A few days after Rapunzel was born‚ Mother Gothel broke into the castle in order to redeem her magic back. She went to Rapunzel’s crib and cut a strand of her hair off‚ so she would still be able to have the power to stay young. However‚ once Rapunzel’s hair is cut‚ it loses the powers it once possessed. Mother Gothel stole Rapunzel from the castle in order to ensure that her hair was never cut
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ancient literature like Rapunzel was. Her story is similar to that of Danae‚ a character in Greek mythology‚ that was locked away by her father. Over the years‚ different tales have been told about Rapunzel and her name was changed but they all have similar roots: a pregnant woman in need of some special plant‚ a witch that takes the woman’s child‚ and a girl stuck in a tower. While these similarities in the stories are important‚
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many positive values is that young women can be independent and active. When Flynn Rider breaks into Rapunzel’s tower‚ Rapunzel persuades and bargains with him to take her to see the lights by holding his bag that contains a tiara until he agrees to take her. This example shows Rapunzel’s independence because she doesn’t give up until she gets what she wants. Furthermore‚ Rapunzel shows her independence when she pushes her mother‚ Gothel‚ and says she will never give up fighting for her freedom. This
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Tangled/ Rapunzel Essay Stories and films have the same storyline though the film may be presented in different ways. The contrast between the Disney film‚ Tangled‚ and the short story‚ Rapunzel‚ shows a few elements. For example characters‚ setting‚ plot and climax which then changes the meaning between the story and the film. It explains that this young girl has been taken away by an evil witch and kept away from her family‚ where she is brought up in a faraway tower. The largest difference
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Comparative Essay Good versus Evil In most known fairy tales‚ the theme of good and evil is usually there. This essay will compare Rapunzel to Sweetheart Roland and give the reason as to why the theme good and evil even exists. In order to show why good and evil exists in most known fairy tales‚ this essay will have to deal with what good and evil is. It will proceed to discuss small details of the fairy tales that involve characters and symbols. ?Learn what you are and be such." ? Pindar According
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Eventually‚ I did get my wish. A man stole some rapunzel plant from my garden. Desperate for a child‚ I told him that he could take the plant‚ so long as he gave his wife’s child to me. He agreed‚ and I was filled with joy. I waited and waited‚ until finally
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Bronwen Clark 7-2 Mother Knows Best? (a twisted Rapunzel story) Once upon a time‚ there was a lonely‚ sad old woman called Samella Herkins. She had a rough past‚ as her husband‚ and her baby were taken by raiders‚ along with all her money. Since she didn’t have anything to live on anymore‚she became hungry and resorted to stealing goods from the village around her. One day‚she broke into a house that was small and dirty‚she knew the people living there had gone off to the town’s festival for a
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popular works; mainly Rapunzel‚ Rumplestiltskin‚ and The Old Woman in the Wood‚ show clear gender roles and allude to the perspective of the culture in which they were created. The story of Rapunzel reflects a clear gender role stereotype commonly found in fairy tales and folklore. Rapunzel is the helpless maiden in need of saving‚ stolen from her family and confined to a high tower by the evil Enchantress. The Prince would be considered the hero of this story‚ finding Rapunzel trapped in the tower
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Chrisitan. Hansel and Gretel. Trans. Donald Lemke. N.p.: Capstone‚ 2010. Print. - - -. "Little Mermaid." Trans. H.P. Paull. Hans Christian Andersen. Fairy Tales and Stories‚ 2003. Web. 29 Mar. 2013. <http://hca.gilead.org.il/>. Brothers Grimm. Rapunzel. Illus. Arthur Rickham. N.p.: Sterling‚ 2009. Print. Grimm Brothers. Hansel and Gretel. Illus. Arthur Rackham. N.p.: Sterling‚ 2009. Print. We Said Feminist Fairy Tales‚ Not Fractured Fairy Tales! Children and Libraries‚ 2007. Web. 29 Mar. 2013.
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The Hidden Gender Stereotypes in the Animations The Little Mermaid and Tangled Erlina EKAWATI ABSTRACT After the success of the feminist movement in the early 1960s‚ gender stereotypes are considered as not a big issue anymore. Many people tried to break gender stereotypes especially in mass media. However‚ it is undeniable that gender stereotypes are still imprinted because people have been fed by gender stereotypes from the show that they watch since they are young. It is shown in two animation
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