Welcome back to our series of the amazing lessons that we learn from the Disney Princesses. This week is part 3, so look back on the past weeks to read about Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora (Part 1), Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan and Tiana (Part 2).
RAPUNZEL – There is More Than What Meets the Eye
Before Elsa, Rapunzel was everyone’s favorite princess. She teaches girls to dream, to be kind, and is a very relatable princess. She is conflicted, adorable, and a bit naїve, just like we all are. However, an amazing lesson that she teaches each of us is that there is always more than meets the eye. Let’s start with Rapunzel herself. She is locked away in a tower, and while she seems to be just a girl with really long hair, it actually glows when she sings. On top of that, she is the lost princess. She teams up with Flynn Ryder, who to everyone else is a suave, but dangerous criminal, but to her, she sees Eugene Fitzherbert, the orphan with a kind heart. In Maximus, she sees the sweet, underappreciated horse, in each of the Ruffians and Thugs, she sees dreamers and “lovely folks.” Unfortunately, we learn that the opposite happens too. We sometimes see people who seem to be loving, and caring, but turn into selfish, abusive individuals, like Mother Gothel.
