The Lion

Makenzie Jensen 10/19/17 3rd hour/Barker Personal Narrative Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!!!! The birds are singing from the tops of the trees. Butterflies fluttering around me. The stream babbling in the distance. All I can see is green for miles. And beyond that are the mountain tops painted in snow. The chilly air blows my long, luscious golden hair out of my face. Shivering, I wrap the thick wool blanket I’m holding around me tightly. I am staring at what would be the most perfect…

Everyone has events in the past where they are not proud of and would like to forget about. The Lion King presents this idea. Pride Land of Africa is where the Lion King took place. There is only one lion that rules over all the other animals, King Mufasa. All the animals that live in Pride Land are called to Pride Rock, as light starts to break, Simba, a young lion prince was born. Scar plots with the hyenas to kill Mufasa and Simba, to make himself King. Simba leaves the kingdom in…

One of the first appearances of lion statues in China dates back to the early Han Dynasty. Asiatic lions were very common in historical art and can even be seen in modern day China. The concept of the lion statue was fist introduced to Han China as the protecter of daharma, and was seen mostly in religious art. Often times, the lions were constructed as imperial tributes, and set up to protect the wealthy and the land they managed. Seen as regal beasts, strong and courageous, they were made to…

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.…

God wants us to seek him first in our lives and make him the head and not the tail. When we take care of God’s business he will take care of our business. I was asked to read a story called “The Lion Whiskers” by Nancy Raines Day. The story focuses on a woman who was trying to win the heart of a boy who she had adopted. The boy had lost his parents. The mother went to a doctor in the village seeking help with winning the little boys love and affection…

often see remakes of his romantic play, Romeo and Juliet, or his tragic play, Macbeth. Movies such as The Lion King and Men of Respect are based of Shakespeare plays like Hamlet and Macbeth. Although some could say that Shakespeare had nothing to do with the plot of these stories, most would argue that Shakespeare’s creative perspective has to do with a lot of bases…

belief or being. In Disney’s The Lion King, religion is reflected in the moral, ethical, and spiritual guidance that the animals follow. The creation of this religion stems from what is best for the community. Through exegesis of the film, there are various components that reflect the “eight elements of religion” found in Molloy’s Experiencing the World’s Religions. These elements include:…

Hamlet and The Lion king. The comparisons and contrast of Hamlet and The Lion King. The first paragraph will tell about the similar character. The second paragraph will tell about the similar things that happen in the movie. The last paragraph will tell about the differences in the movies. The movie show many similar symbolic meanings. The character in Hamlet and The lion King match up identically here I will tell about these characters. Mufasa plays the king in The Lion King while…

Hamlet and The Lion King Hamlet and The Lion King have many different similarities. There are only a few situations that differ between the two. Some of 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…

The Lion King one of Disney's most classic movies ever, amazing soundtrack and animation. Still are popular movie among the young children growing up in this generation. This movie portrays leadership, sacrifice, fight against good and evil, and purpose in the circle of life. The movie shares similarities of Hamlet and The Prince of Egypt. The prince young Simba, who is King Mufasa's son who will one day take over their kingdom, Young Simba who is similar to Shakespeare's Hamlet Jr., they both…