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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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