By Aditi Vora
Since Barbie as Rapunzel came out, I’ve been an avid fan of the fairytale – which only increased with the release of Tangled. Actually, Rapunzel was the first story for which I’d read the original fairytale as a child so this story has always been special. So I decided to make my project 3 Rapunzel-themed. I’ve organized it so that my project has four parts to it, each from the perspective of a different key character in the story.
~ A dish that works to symbolize Rapunzel’s situation, both physically and mentally
~ A rewritten song/lullaby from the perspective of Rapunzel’s biological mother, describing her experiences
~ A poster by the witch (“Mother Gothel”) that attempts to sell her vegetables for first-borns
~ A diary entry “written by” Rapunzel describing her thoughts throughout the fairytale
These various parts of the project are structured within a cootie catcher. Cootie catchers are origami fortune tellers that many children use – and thus an aspect of our childhood that many of us relate to. I aim to transport the audience to their childhood and evoke emotions of nostalgia throughout the project. In order to move on to the next part, simply keep going until the end of the abstract and there will be a link to return to the choices (to access a different part of the project) or to end.
