Rapunzel

Hi there. In case it hasn't struck you yet, you've arrived at our Rapunzel project. If you're supposed to be here, great! You made it. If you're not, well, browse around anyway and see what you think.

Stuff You'll Find Around Here

Variations -- It seems like part of the criteria for being a fairy tale is having a million and two references. Here are a couple of the not-so-subtle ones.
Bettleheim's latest -- just in case you weren't sick of hearing about long pointy things and hollow open things in fairy tales, here's some more!
Motifs -- Ah yes, good ol' Aarne and Thompson again. Here's a list of the motifs that have been found in the Grimms' version of Rapunzel.
A feminist interpretation -- Because we all need a good dose of feminist interpretation sometimes. Keeps us realistic.
The modern Rapunzel -- Rapunzel made it from mouth to paper. How has she survived from paper to electron?