Rapunzel story
A beautiful and young girl named Rapunzel is taken from her parents by an evil witch and brought up in an isolated tower that can only be accessed by climbing her unnaturally long and blonde hair until a handsome prince goes there to rescue her. Starring Shelley Duvall as Rapunzel and Rapunzel's mother, Jeff Bridges as the Prince and Rapunzel's father, and Gena Rowlands as the Witch. Narrated by Roddy McDowall. Written by David Wyles. Directed by Gilbert Cates.
25 total · 3 choice · 5 major · 17 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| child leaving the nest | choice | The story centered around Rapunzel's desire to leave her witch-mother's tower-nest. |
| coping with an overprotective guardian | choice | Rapunzel's de facto mother the witch locked her up alone in a tower in the middle of the woods to keep her safe from male suitors. |
| overprotective parent | choice | Rapunzel's de facto mother the witch locked her up alone in a tower in the middle of the woods to keep her safe from male suitors. |
| human vs. captivity | major | The witch kept Rapunzel locked up alone in a tower in the middle of the woods to protect her from unscrupulous male suitors. |
| husband and wife | major | Rapunzel's mother and father. Later Rapunzel and the prince married and lived happily ever after. |
| romantic love | major | Rapunzel and the prince fell passionately in love. |
| stepmother and stepdaughter | major | The witch and Rapunzel. |
| witch | major | A witch, arguably wicked, abducted baby Rapunzel and kept her shut up in a tower. |
| blindness | minor | The prince was blinded and stumbled through the world looking for his lover interest, Rapunzel. |
| boredom | minor | Rapunzel was, unsurprisingly, bored after living her whole life in a tiny tower. |