The movie also shows Rapunzel's discovery of the truth about the world around her. Gothel had painted it as a world of pain and misery, full of selfish and horrible people--but she learns that Flynn is a very kind and caring man, and even ruffians and thugs can be kind as well. In the end, she also realizes that the cruel and horrid one is Gothel herself, telling her that "you were wrong about the world, and you are wrong about me!" as Gothel was always quick to tell Rapunzel that she couldn't last a day outside the tower. She grows slowly out of her naivete, though of course, a few days are not enough to rectify eighteen years' worth of solitude . . . but Rapunzel's intelligent, as mentioned earlier, and Flynn even states in the end that she rules the kingdom with the same wisdom that her parents did before her, despite her sheltered life.
Another important thing to note about Rapunzel is that she's willing to sacrifice her own happiness for someone that she loves. She was able to do so for eighteen years, staying in her tower to keep Gothel happy, even if deep down inside of her she was yearning to prove herself. She knew that Gothel's demands were unreasonable, and yet, she still kept her end of the bargain for as long as she could. In a different scenario, she gives up her life once more by bargaining with Gothel that if she could heal Flynn from certain death (after Gothel stabbed him), Rapunzel would confine herself to Gothel forever (who would simply use Rapunzel's hair to stay young).
Also, while Rapunzel was most definitely angry with Gothel for keeping her imprisoned for eighteen years and for hurting Flynn, it showed that she was dismayed when Gothel plunged to her death. Rapunzel is kind and merciful, perhaps in her path to wisdom. She begins as distrustful and "jumpy", but eventually learns to trust--and not just the blind trust that she had in Gothel, who manipulated her all those years, but trust that stemmed from relationships with new people.
Lastly, despite Rapunzel's solitude and the hardships that she had to endure during the days surrounding her birthday, she remains cheerful, rather awkward but graceful all the same, understanding that Gothel was wrong about the world as a dismal place and truly beginning to see the things worth dreaming of and reaching for. She's very passionate about things, whether in anger or in joy, and even more so now that she's beginning to grasp what the world truly is all about.
Another important thing to note about Rapunzel is that she's willing to sacrifice her own happiness for someone that she loves. She was able to do so for eighteen years, staying in her tower to keep Gothel happy, even if deep down inside of her she was yearning to prove herself. She knew that Gothel's demands were unreasonable, and yet, she still kept her end of the bargain for as long as she could. In a different scenario, she gives up her life once more by bargaining with Gothel that if she could heal Flynn from certain death (after Gothel stabbed him), Rapunzel would confine herself to Gothel forever (who would simply use Rapunzel's hair to stay young).
Also, while Rapunzel was most definitely angry with Gothel for keeping her imprisoned for eighteen years and for hurting Flynn, it showed that she was dismayed when Gothel plunged to her death. Rapunzel is kind and merciful, perhaps in her path to wisdom. She begins as distrustful and "jumpy", but eventually learns to trust--and not just the blind trust that she had in Gothel, who manipulated her all those years, but trust that stemmed from relationships with new people.
Lastly, despite Rapunzel's solitude and the hardships that she had to endure during the days surrounding her birthday, she remains cheerful, rather awkward but graceful all the same, understanding that Gothel was wrong about the world as a dismal place and truly beginning to see the things worth dreaming of and reaching for. She's very passionate about things, whether in anger or in joy, and even more so now that she's beginning to grasp what the world truly is all about.
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