Rapunzel, by the Brothers Grimm

Both visual longing and verbal acknowledgment are used to express the emotional pathos appeal of the fairy Tale, Rapunzel, by the Brothers Grimm. Throughout the tale the author uses cues which trigger both the mind’s eye and heart. In the beginning of the story there is a woman longing to be a mother, and her desire is turned toward a Rapunzel plant in a forbidding garden. Such longing can be easily understood by many, even those who maybe not for children, but for other desires have deep misery. Through the eyes of Rapunzel we see her fear when she first encounters the prince, and then hope and longing to be loved and cherished. Even the enchantress gazes at the prince with hatred knowing she does not have someone to love her like the prince loves Rapunzel. Near the end of the story the prince loses his eyesight and wanders in misery but eventually finds his bride and children in the desert. Throughout the tale visual words are used with each character seeing something and stirring emotion for the reader to feel as well. Along with the visual cues there is also spoken and heard songs and voices. The voices of love and hope contrast with the voices of rage and pain. All together the emotional appeal to the reader is to seek out not just someone to love you, but to sacrificially love someone else first.

Sacrifice is a key to love and companionship as is displayed in the fairy Tale, Rapunzel, by the Brothers Grimm. The claim of the story is, for love to exist, it requires the selfless involvement of people toward each other. In the beginning of the tale the parents of Rapunzel loved each other very much, and the husband was willing to risk anything to make his wife happy. Midway through the tale the prince is also willing to do anything because of his love for Rapunzel and his desire to free her from her enslavement to Dame Gothel. In contrast to the others Dame Gothel shows through her actions, greed and jealously do not equal love. All of the characters support the main idea of giving of oneself against all odds is the answer to showing true love and care. The prince in the story sees the danger and trouble Rapunzel is in and how she is locked away in the tower. Curiously as a prince it would almost seem he should have more authority in rescuing Rapunzel. Rather than using any such authority he may have though, he personally puts his own life on the life not as the prince, but as a man who loves a woman. Overall the tale and story speaks volumes to love, hope, and desire. The tower is the live of the trapped soul, while the Dame is the deceiver who convinces the maiden she is better off away from the world. The prince is hope and true sacrifice which must be embraced and once it is, proves faithful despite misery and wandering in the desert for a while. In the end the assumption then is that in order to find joy and love in another person, you must first be willing put all selfish motivation aside and care first for their desires.