Lion King Character Analysis
Archetypes have been around for hundreds of years leaving their mark on every story created by mankind, even today archetypes still leave their mark on stories, like the movie The Lion King. In the movie The Lion King, directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, most of the characters presented from the movie fall into the one or more of the seven main character archetypes. From the hero to the trickster, there is no lack of archetypes in the Lion King. For example the characters Scar, Timon and Pumbaa, and Zazu fall into the archetypes, the dark power hungry Shadow figure , the wise Mentor, and the story starting Herald.
In the movie The Lion King, the character Zazu is representing the herald archetype. Zazu …show more content…
De Coster described the mentor archetype as “The mentor provides motivation, insights and training to help the hero.”(De Coster 5) Timon and Pumbaa represent this description of the mentor archetype because when Simba was at his lowest point, they gave him helpful insight about leaving his past behind him and moving on with his life. They also help Simba by helping him grow up in the jungle, teaching him how to live and survive in the jungle and by teaching him how eat various types insects. The characters Timon and Pumbaa represent the mentor archetype by helping the hero grow up and by giving the hero helpful insights and training along his …show more content…
These characters and their archetypes add layers to the story, playing important parts, whether helping and hurting the hero or trying to convey a message to the audience about the story. The movie The Lion King, is filled with many character archetypes, therefore showing that archetypes have left their mark on human art and literature and those same archetypes will continue to leave their mark on present and future
Archetypes have been around for hundreds of years leaving their mark on every story created by mankind, even today archetypes still leave their mark on stories, like the movie The Lion King. In the movie The Lion King, directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, most of the characters presented from the movie fall into the one or more of the seven main character archetypes. From the hero to the trickster, there is no lack of archetypes in the Lion King. For example the characters Scar, Timon and Pumbaa, and Zazu fall into the archetypes, the dark power hungry Shadow figure , the wise Mentor, and the story starting Herald.
In the movie The Lion King, the character Zazu is representing the herald archetype. Zazu …show more content…
De Coster described the mentor archetype as “The mentor provides motivation, insights and training to help the hero.”(De Coster 5) Timon and Pumbaa represent this description of the mentor archetype because when Simba was at his lowest point, they gave him helpful insight about leaving his past behind him and moving on with his life. They also help Simba by helping him grow up in the jungle, teaching him how to live and survive in the jungle and by teaching him how eat various types insects. The characters Timon and Pumbaa represent the mentor archetype by helping the hero grow up and by giving the hero helpful insights and training along his …show more content…
These characters and their archetypes add layers to the story, playing important parts, whether helping and hurting the hero or trying to convey a message to the audience about the story. The movie The Lion King, is filled with many character archetypes, therefore showing that archetypes have left their mark on human art and literature and those same archetypes will continue to leave their mark on present and future