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Symbolism In Jafael's '

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It begins with Rafaela being chained at home while her husband works. Her husband is “afraid Rafaela will run away since she is too beautiful to look at”(79). Youth and a beauty are a cursed to a woman. It leads them to anguish and acerbity at the end, leaning out of the window, longing for more. Furthermore, Rafaela leans and “[d]reams that her hair is like Repunzel’s”(79). At home, Rafaela is only allowed to dream and wish. Rapunzel's hair symbolizes eluding from her “prison”. Yet she is still sitting and watching the children play outside, getting older each minute. Additionally, Rafaela dreams to waltz and live her youth at the music blasting bar. Dreaming lets Rafaela imagine what is it is like be happy even if she's grounded in a lone

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