Character Analysis Of The Lion King In The Lion King

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THE LION KING LORE
Introduction
The Lion King is a movie created by Disney and was released in the summer of 1994. It is about a pride of lions that uphold the cycle of nature, or as they call it “the circle of life” (The Lion King, 1994). The lion pride is considered royalty within the “Pride Lands” and are just and fair when it comes to hunting only what they need. A young prince named Simba is introduced and he is next in line to be the future king. However, Simba’s uncle Scar had other plans. He believed that it was his right all along to be named future king and wanted all of the glory to himself. Eventually, Scar comes up with an elaborate plan to rid the Pride Lands of Simba and the current King, Mufasa and take the throne for himself. …show more content…

Often, people want to live a carefree life without taking responsibility for their actions. This can be seen when Simba runs away from his problems instead of facing them head-on right away. His friends, Timone and Pumbaa, represent the wide gate that leads to hell because they intend to live their lives free from any moral convictions. Simba lives his life in this way until his father appears before him to remind him of the way he should be living his life. This can be seen as God testing a man’s character to see which way he will go. Will he continue to lead a carefree and sinful life or will he take the path of the straight and narrow? Jesus Christ also struggled prior to his crucifixion when he prayed to God to see if there was any other way to save mankind from their sins. Jesus prayed, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will” (Matthew 26:39). Simba struggles within himself as he’s calling out to his father, Mufasa, showing that in the same way he wants to save his lion pride and the other animals but wishes for there to be another way around

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