Tangled by Brooke Milledge

Tangled the Movie

brookemilledge — 2023-10-27 00:21:47 UTC

Tangled, a Disney movie filmed in 2010, is a story about a daughter of a king named Rapunzel who was kidnapped at birth, then isolated for 18 years. Every year on her birthday, floating candles are sent out which raise curiosity within Rapunzel because she has never been outside before. To convince her "mother" to leave the castle, she says she wants a specific birthday present that requires a three day trip. Right before Rapunzel sets off, a man named Flynn Rider, running from authority, attempts to hide out in her tower. Rapunzel decides to make a deal with Flynn in order to see the lights with a guide in exchange for his bag which contained a stolen crown. Through their journey Rapunzel is introduced to the world, starts questioning family and falls in love with Flynn. Rapunzel's kidnapper/mother quickly realizes she is gone and plans a big scheme to trap and separate Flynn from Rapunzel. Heartbroken, Rapunzel runs back to her mother but eventually starts putting all of the pieces together. In the end, Rapunzel attempts to break free from Mother Gothel, but gives up her freedom to save Flynn's life. With the power of love and a new found sense of self, Rapunzel and Flynn escape the tower and live happily ever after.

Erikson's Stages of Development

brookemilledge — 2023-10-27 00:30:23 UTC

Erik Erikson was a German psychologist who developed a theory in the 1950's. According to textbook My Psychology by Andrew M Pomerantz, Erikson's stages of development "focused extensively on this process of forming an identity" (Pomerantz, 317). The foundational belief behind this theory is that each stage of life is characterized by "a crisis and if it is successfully met, it produces a virtue that can benefit a person from that point forward" (Pomerantz, 317). There are 8 stages of development as stated by Erikson. A few critiques have been concerning Erikson's theory. One is that it focuses so heavily on stages and assuming that each stage must be complete before the next crisis can occur, which leads to your development. Another critism is that the theory is not inclusive in any way. It doesn't take in to account racial, gender, or culture indifferences.

How does Erikson's Stages of Development Apply to the movie Tangled?

brookemilledge — 2023-10-27 00:39:53 UTC

According to Erikson's stages of development, Rapunzel experienced intimacy vs. isolation. Erikson would evaluate Rapunzel and come to the conclusion that she successfully averted from isolation to intimacy and learned love. Everything from being kidnapped at only a few months old and being locked in a tower, meeting a guy and exploring outside for the first time to figuring out the truth about who she is all played a part in Rapunzel's development.

Was this theory effective and valid relating to diverse persons?

brookemilledge — 2023-10-27 00:44:40 UTC

This theory did will explaining Rapunzel's character development. The two main points of Tangled is that Rapunzel was isolated then branches out on to the new world and those experiences led her to learning intimacy and love. I would say Erikson's stages of development was the perfect fit for Rapunzel's psycho-development. Rapunzel's identity has no correlation to this theory and is not valid to incorporate. This is because Erikson's theory is not inclusive, and therefor not valid in capturing the realities of diverse groups.