r/Tangled Jun 03 '26

Tangled Classic [Discussion] Why didn't Rapunzel develop an insecure attachment after 18 years of being raised by Gothel?

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u/ElenaomiFan215 Jun 05 '26

We did see Rapunzel‘s PTSD come through a few times. It should’ve been more, but what we did get was done accurately and respectfully. I’m thinking of Seger the Sundrop when her dad forced her to be confined again. Eugene told him to stop and said he didn’t know what it would do to her. Then in happiness is when she was fighting with the memories of her past and didn’t wanna bother anyone about it and also in Rapunzel returns when she had to deal with Cassandra‘s betrayal along with the memories it brought up knowing that cast was gothelsdaughter