Simba

habitat that provided shelter and way for the exponential growth of the population of lions. At the beginning of the movie, Sarabi bore a child for Mufasa and named him Simba. Simba was next in line in the hierarchy of ancestor lions. He was destined to become the next king after Mufasa. This made Mufasa’s malevolent brother Scar unhappy. At the beginning of the movie, the mysterious monkey Rafiki was seen raising Simba (the future king) to all the animals of the grasslands and beyond as they bowed down before him. After several days, Simba began to grow at a substantial rate and became…

follows protagonist Simba, a young lion cub, on his journey to find himself and restore peace in his homeland. Simba is the true embodiment of an epic hero. Cunning, brave, humble, and a natural leader, he encapsulates the spirit of a hero in almost every way. Simba is an epic hero because of his ability to overcome obstacles and his strong moral compass. A chapter of the hero’s journey that is clearly exhibited in The Lion King is step one, the call to adventure. In this step of the monomyth,…

the similar situations are that both kings were murdered by their brothers and both princes have to overcome a moral struggle; a difference is that Simba’s story is generally a happy story and Hamlet’s story is a tragedy. In the movie The Lion King, Mufasa was murdered by his brother Scar. In Hamlet the King Hamlet was murdered by his brother Claudius. Scar and Claudius wanted to be king so bad they did not care who they hurt to get there. Mufasa was pushed off a cliff by his brother. Although…

Due to his absence at the ceremony, Mufasa chastises the villain for his insolence. As the king continued to scold the fallen prince, he warns Scar not to turn his back on him, to which he replies: "perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me". After this encounter, Scar manipulates Simba with reverse psychology and attempts to have the cub murdered. However, the plan ultimately fails when Mufasa rescues the young prince. Once he discovers the fate of Simba, Scar enlists the aid of three hyenas…

In the Disney film, The Lion King, Simba fulfills the archetypal role of the hero. The plot of The Lion King revolves around Simba’s heroic quest to overthrow his uncle, Scar, and become the rightful king of the Pride Lands. This film includes many elements of the hero archetype including the call to adventure, the shadow figure, sidekicks, and the reward of the hero. Simba’s call to adventure comes when his uncle, Scar, kills his father in a stampede and blames the king’s death on him.…

The Epic of Sundiata and The Lion King are very similar is ways but different is ways also. Something that shows that both of the epics are very similar is that both Simba and Sundiata are exiled but return to reclaim their kingdom. Just as the movie and the epic have similarities they also have differences such as in the two characters Simba is more of the active and curious lion cub while Sundiata lags behind the others. Another thing that makes these two tales different is SImba cant wait to…

responsibility is actually a portrayal of the overcoming of Freud’s theoretical Oedipus Complex. Throughout the movie, The Lion King, the main character Simba has to deal with the guilt of thinking he killed his father. Simba’s uncle Scar encourages Simba to “run away and never return”(The Lion King). The finale is a fight between Scar and Simba to see who claims the title of king. Every main plot point has an Oedipal reasoning behind it. The Lion King is an allegory for overcoming the Oedipus…

Mufasa’s Sacrifice In Walt Disney’s animated film The Lion King, show the universal theme of love and sacrifice. The animated film gives many scenes where Mufasa cares for his son, Simba. “I was on first until that little hair ball was born” “That hair ball is my son and your future king” (The Lion King, 1994). This is the part where Scar is complaining that Simba was born. Right when Scar said that, Mufasa comes to his son’s defense, claiming that the hair ball is his son and the future king.…

Maddy Ball Ms. Restivo English Honors 9A 10 - 4 - 15 The Lion King An archetype is a typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature (http://literarydevices.net/archetype/). Swiss Psychologist, Carl Jung says that archetypes are symbols of character that every human understands because they are passed on from generation to generation. Many movies and books have archetypes but one that really stood out was one of Walt Disney’s Animated…

A myriad of comparisons can be made with the characters from the movies “Hamlet” and “The Lion King”. One of the most obvious character comparisons would be Simba and Hamlet. Another comparison would be Scar and Claudius. The last obvious comparison would be Rafiki and Horatio. These are some comparisons I can make with the two movies “Hamlet” and “The Lion King”. Just like Hamlet, Simba’s dad (Mufasa) got killed by his father’s uncle. Both Hamlet and Simba lost themselves for a while but in…