Comments on: Thursday (not so) Short Poem and a note: Sexton’s “Rapunzel” http://hugoschwyzer.net/2009/01/15/thursday-not-so-short-poem-and-a-note-sextons-rapunzel/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:23:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: whitewashasian http://hugoschwyzer.net/2009/01/15/thursday-not-so-short-poem-and-a-note-sextons-rapunzel/#comment-485217 whitewashasian Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:29:15 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2009/01/15/thursday-not-so-short-poem-and-a-note-sextons-rapunzel/#comment-485217 i remember when i had to do a school project on her and reading this poem, i was very confused at the time wondering "are they-they can't be-is that what i think it is?" i like this interpretation of the tale, the original story is just about pregnancy and then goes off on a weird tangent (because sticking a child in a tower makes for easier parenting?) with hair and magic tears (isn't the witch with the magic powers here?). or maybe it's just a tale to promote the consumption of vegetables? i remember when i had to do a school project on her and reading this poem, i was very confused at the time wondering “are they-they can’t be-is that what i think it is?”

i like this interpretation of the tale, the original story is just about pregnancy and then goes off on a weird tangent (because sticking a child in a tower makes for easier parenting?) with hair and magic tears (isn’t the witch with the magic powers here?). or maybe it’s just a tale to promote the consumption of vegetables?

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