Rapunzel Hypothesis

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It is widely regarded that Rapunzel was given to a witch named Dame Gothel (which is true) because Rapunzel’s mother longed for and tried to arrogate the rapunzel (a plant) from Gothel’s garden. However, the story of Rapunzel’s birth and childhood is just a little different from what we know. It is true that Rapunzel’s parents did not have a child for a long time but when Rapunzel’s mother saw the rapunzel from Gothel’s house, she didn’t realize that the rapunzel was actually genetically modified. It was modified in such a way that when Rapunzel was born, she had a coherent blob of goldenrod hair; however, her hair was so golden that it emulated a mirror. As she grew into her childhood, her hair became congeal. All the while, Gothel did not remain quiet as Gothel was acquisitive. …show more content…

Gothel decided to enforce this because she was a little jealous and envious of Rapunzel’s golden hair. As an extreme, Gothel became carping, demeaning and downgrading Rapunzel at every moment. Soon, these plantations became a huge profit as the farmers of the countryside saw their customers increase their consumption of rapunzels. Gothel, understanding the profits of the plantation, became insatiable. With the increase in profits, the labor on Rapunzel increased when she was 10 years old. By then, Rapunzel realized the type of world she was living in and decided to stop being taciturn. Substantiating the unfair labor as evidence, Rapunzel rose in insurrection against Gothel. Gothel tried to compromise with Rapunzel, but Rapunzel remained intransigent. Gothel realized that to keep her profits, she had to become largesse. Using this as a germane moment, Gothel gave Rapunzel the freedom to explore the country, which Rapunzel regarded as an

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