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Essay Archive - Archetypes In The Lion King
Archetypes In The Lion King
 	The Lion King is a story containing many archetypes.  Archetypes are
patterns or models of literature that reoccur in many stories.  In this paper I
will discuss three of these archetypes.  They are the hero, death & rebirth of
the hero, and the symbolism and associations of water vs. desert.  These
archetypes can be noticed easily and help things come together.
	The Lion King has a very evident hero, Simba.  Simba meets many of the
characteristics of an archetypal hero.  Among these is the way that he is taken
away from his home, the Pridelands,....
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