In the original tale of Rapunzel archetypal elements are hidden throughout. Each archetype represents a different idea that authors slyly interpret into stories. The Grimm Brothers use the tower, Rapunzel’s tear, and Rapunzel's hair to construe a deeper meaning in their story. As the story is told Rapunzel gets locked away in a tower while she grows up. The tower is an actual part of the story which represents an isolation of oneself, but metaphorically is resembled as being a strong place for evil “Locked her in a tower that stood in a forest and that had neither a door nor a stairway, but only a tiny little window at the very top” (Ashliman). At the end of the story Rapunzel and the prince meet again by the sound of her voice. The prince
