Love And Hate In Edgar Allen Poe's Rapunzel

Literature in this society that we have all come to know, love, and hate, has drastically changed. There could be multiple and various possibilities to why that is true. It could be a change of author, such as how it went from Edgar Allen Poe’s rise of fame as he portrayed his sick and twisted views into stories, to Stephenie Meyer’s rise in fame as she created a timeless love affair that made adolescent girls dream of marrying vampires and werewolves. It could be the theme, such as gothic like Edgar Allen Poe, to Non-fiction like Stephenie Meyer. It could have something to do with the fan base or the color of the book cover. One thing that not many people think of is the character itself. Forget terror and vampire bites, and think about fairy tales. One fairy tale in particular; Rapunzel. Throughout the decades, the audience, the plot, and the style of the story of Rapunzel have dramatically changed. As the fairy tale goes, Rapunzel went from being a possession as she was held captive by her own mother, and in the end she became a strong and independent person as she realized that her hair was not only her weakness but also her strength. …show more content…
In the earlier versions of Rapunzel, the story moralized that adults must be careful with what they dream of; in the contemporary versions, children are taught that dreams are limitless.While it is evident that time, religion, fashion, and the roles of women are the most important reasons for the evolution of Rapunzel, there is only one thing that has remained important to society: