Pattern of a Hero: Lion King The Pattern of the Hero can be demonstrated through the story The Lion King as well as The Lion King II. The hero I chose to focus on in the story is Simba. The story begins with the hero’s father being a king. In this story Simba is the son of king Mufasa of Pride Land. He is also reputed to be a Son of God, because Simba is the supposed to the be the successor to Mufasa’s reign. During his birth an attempt was made to kill him by his uncle Scar. Not only does Scar try to kill Simba but also his brother and king, Mufasa in order to gain the throne. Therefore, Scar purposefully lures Simba and Mufasa into stampede of wild beast. Simba was lucky and spirited away as he escaped the stampede
Nala, Simba’s childhood friend, was hunting in the jungle and meets Simba. Nala convinces Simba to come home, telling him that Pride Land under Scar ’s rule has become a wasteland
Simba enters a "belly of the whale" when he almost gets killed by Scar. Scar backs Simba off to the edge of a cliff. He hung off the edge of it as his father did before his death, and that is when Scar uses this opportune time to admit that he killed Scar and that Simba didn't have anything to do with it. Simba then leaps up
Simba’s heroic qualities don’t just stand out when he is found by Nala begging him to return to Pride Rock to save everyone and the community, but also when he meets Pumbaa and Timon. He is learning how to survive on his own and how to be a true friend. Simba shows all characteristics of a hero throughout his journey, it begins with his separation from his family, and his choice to runaway. Simba has to deal with guilt and is tested emotionally, he has been told that he killed his father and needs
Although The Lion King and Macbeth seems like two different stories. One is set in the medieval era while the other is set in postmodernity, but both displays the similarities of the character’s strategic battle for power. Scar, known as the villain in the movie, The Lion King, committed selfish acts to fulfill his distorted desires. As Simba was at the edge of the cliff, about to be murdered by Scar, Scar snarled at him, “That [is] the way your father looked before I killed him” (The Lion King). Simba leaped up from the side of the cliff, and pushed Scar to the ground demanding him to confess to his crime of killing the king, his father, Mufasa. This quote proves that Scar’s ambition leads him to do ruthless acts, wanting to kill Simba, who was next in line of the throne. These malevolent plots are what fuels the battle of evil against the good. Scar stated to his three murders, the Hyenas, “We [are] going to kill him. And Simba, too” (The Lion King). In the movie, The Lion King, shows that Scar is resentful of the king, Mufasa, and the power he retains. In this quote, he plans a plot on who he wants to kill with the three hyenas to help him finish the deed, which shows his strong ambitions. Another
When Scar tells Simba he
Character summary: Mufasa from the Lion King Mufasa is one of the main characters of the movie he is also the tragic hero of the story. Mufasa is the father of Simba. Mufasa was ready to go beyond any forces to protect Simba no matter what it takes. When Scar, Mufasas brother, sets him up so that he could take Mufasas place, Scar tells him that Simba has been caught in a stampede so Mufasa sacrificed his own life for his son’s.
He encounters “allies and enemies in the special world, and to pass certain tests and challenges” (Vogler, THE STAGES OF A HERO’S JOURNEY). Having test and challenges are very momentous in a hero’s journey. A major test that Simba faces is with his uncle Scar. Scar was the sibling to Mufasa and dependably had a jealousy toward him since Mufasa was the ruler of pride lands. His envy was exceptionally extraordinary and he happen to be the murder of Mufasa. At that point when Simba had discovered that Scar was the murder of Mufasa's death, he was extremely angry since Scar had accused it on Simba. “I killed Mufasa” (The Lion King 1994). When he had told the other lion about the truth the battle had begun. Hyenas were on the assault to Simba, yet with the assistance of his allies, Simba could get away. He had then battled with Scar. Simba was effortlessly ready to escape from him assault and pushed Scar away. As he had been pushed away every single one of the hyenas had begun to assault Scar and kill him in view of mistreatment and false accusing. From that battling scene it demonstrates that Scar was a test to Simba. An ally that helped Simba through his adventure incorporating the battle scene with Scar was Nala. Nala and Simba happen to be dear companions each since they were offspring. They would go a wide range of places together and do everything together. At the point when Simba was advised to never return to Pride Land, it has been numerous years since they have seen each other and the two have grown up into. Yet, later on, they wind up observing each other. Nala clarifies what all the ghastly things Scar has done to their home and how he had told everybody that Simba is dead. Yet, Nala realizes that since Simba is presently alive he is the correct heir to Pride Lands. “You are the King!”. Another moment where Nala demonstrates an ally to
Nala explains the wretched condition of the Pride Lands since Scar became King and urges Simba to return. Simba comes in contact with the wise baboon. He hesitates out of fear, and out of his rebellion he has a vision of his father that prompts him to return home. When he returns he challenges Scar and wins. He becomes King of the Pride Lands as his father had taught him he would. Nala gives birth to a cub of their own completing the circle of life.
Thesis: Simba proves himself a hero throughout the story by taking on an adventure that would soon lead him to becoming the King of the Pride Land.
After Simba ran away he met Simon and Pumba, two friends that he made while growing up had taught him "Hakuna Matata, it means no worries" where don’t worry so much. Rafiki , the monkey had demonstrated that he may have it him on the head but its in the past, and had said he can either run from it or learn from it. So in the end Simba realized that he has to go back home and reclaim what was rightfully his and save his kingdom from Scars
After Simba’s dad is killed and he get’s blamed for it by Scar he runs away to the jungle where Timon and Pumba comfort him and make him forget. Years later, Nala comes and finds Simba and convinces him to come home where he must face his fear and brave his tribe and kill Scar, the lion who killed Mufasa and blamed it on Simba. The Lion King is about a young
Simba is a legitimate and moderately open animal. The scenes where he appears in offers light colors which are a representative of the essence of moral, yet reliant upon his father, Mufasa. This family is a very close-knit unit, continually keeping an eye on where Simba is. In numerous scenes, the director has Simba viewed in the sunlight which represents an image of innocence while on the other hand; this fledgling cub maintains an ostentatious of arrogance which gets him into trouble. Scar, on the other side, is a devious character whose words are "Life isn't fair, is it?"
While most family genres avoid death, this film showcases the death scene of Mufasa, who was murdered by Scar. This makes the audience feel relatable towards the film as death is a natural part of life. Another real life situation is the guilt of Simba. Scar blamed Simba for the death of his father, and Simba feeling tremendous guilt, runs away from home. He lets his guilt eat him up, and that made him incapable of returning home to face his family.
Mufasa was the brother that was more extroverted, he had the throne, the strength, and all the good looks. Throughout the scenes in the movie you could see Mufasa had a personality of someone that was a strong, proud, and the dominant ruler of his kingdom. He was willing to protect his kingdom prepared to fight when he thought Scar had challenged him. He did all of that until his death, dying when recusing Simba from the stampede of wildebeest. He puts his trust into his brother who very easily betrayed him. Scar was the more introverted brother, he was much smarter than Mufasa, but didn’t have the looks, and his longing for the throne made him very deceptive. He produced the plan to at first kill his nephew, and then his brother. The first plan to kill Simba was by tricking him into going out into the elephant graveyard to be attacked and eaten by the hyenas. When that didn’t work he came up with the plan to kill Mufasa by not actually having to do it himself, giving the hyenas instructions when to create the stampede in which he had placed Simba right down in the middle of, knowing Mufasa would try to save him, because that is his son. These two brothers were very different Scar had a dark side going on while Mufasa was more of the bright light. One could say the message is that it it is brawn over brains which gets you money, power, and respect in the world we are living in
On the other hand, in Disney's The Lion King, Simba's father is killed after he falls from a cliff into a herd of antelope. Simba falls into a deep depression after Scar twists things around and convinces Simba that he is the one responsible for Mufasa's death. Simba can not deal with what has happened and Simba exiles himself where he meets a warthog and meerkat, named Timon and Pumbaa, and develops a carefree lifestyle with them. Later on in the story, as an adult, Simba returns to the Pride Lands to reclaim the throne from Scar.