Tangled Up In Traditional Folktale

Essay , 2011 , 9 Pages , Grade: B

Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works

The Disney movie Tangled is an adaptation of the Grimm’s fairy tale “Rapunzel” and tells the story of a girl who is taken away from her biological parents and raised by a woman who keeps her locked away from the world in a tower. When watching the movie, the question arises whether this version can still be considered a fairy tale. A fairy tale is a short story “of supernatural wonders typically depicting the conflict between good and evil, usually focused on characters of royal birth. Most conclude with [...] a happy marriage. […] the supernatural is a dominant element, whether it be a magical person or a magical object or an enchantment. Sometimes these stories describe the hero’s and heroine’s life from childhood through the accomplishment of some great deed and then marriage.” (Russell 192).

• College: Central Connecticut State University
• Course: Children's Literature
• Grade: B
• Author: Luisa Liebold (Author)
• Publication Year: 2011
• Pages: 9
• Catalog Number: V174300
• ISBN (eBook): 9783640947386
• ISBN (Book): 9783640947416
• Language: English
• Tags: disney, tangled, folktale, märchen, gebrüder grimm, rapunzel, neu verföhnt