Grimm's Fairy Tales Day Two

In Rapunzel there is the reoccurring theme like many of the other fairy tales that there is a damsel in distress. Rapunzel is trapped by a witch in a tower. Again, like the other fairy tales, one reads about an evil witch. "In his anxiety the man consented, and when the child was born the Witch appeared at the same time, gave the child the name "Rapunzel," and took it away with her" (Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, pg: 67). Another theme in this story is the happy ending with the Prince. "Then he (the Prince) led her away to his kingdom, where he was received with great demonstrations of joy, and where they lived long contented, and happy" (Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, pg: 69). Here the Prince saves Rapunzel and after they return to his kingdom and live happily ever after, not knowing anymore of the evil Witch who stole Rapunzel.

A theme in the story Bearskin is the violence, like the other stories. For example, "raising his musket, he shot the bear in his forehead, so that he tumbled in a heap upon the ground, and did not stir afterwards. This is not the only type of violence in these stories. There is many different methods of violence that one can read. Another them in this story is women as property. "Come with me, my daughters are all wonders of beauty, so choose one of them for a wife" (Grimm's Fairy Tales, Bearskin, pg:339). Here the father is putting his daughters on the market for the man to choose. The daughters have no say in if they want to go with the man or not.