Lion King. The analysis will be based on Carl G. Jung’s archetypes, and two of them will be applied to Simba. The Lion King was chosen to be the topic of this essay because of the journey that Simba has to go through to become a mature lion, ready to watch over Pride Rock, a part of Africa that his father once ruled. Simba’s journey exemplifies the archetypes that I have chosen to discuss, with every moment in the movie being a crucial part of Simba’s development. Additionally, the text gives a thorough description of the archetypes applied, and will be explored through Simba’s story. My analysis will be concrete and will give specific moments in the movie that help give an image to the archetype. However, other archetypes can be applied to …show more content…
Carl Jung, a psychotherapist and founder of analytical psychology has discovered that these personality types are from within the unconscious and are patterns that shape our perceptions. These patterns are called “archetypes”. Jung explains that these archetypes cannot be directly experienced, but can be culturally conditioned and manifested in images and symbols (McManus). Application of archetypes are not limited to only humans, but can be represented by fictional characters in movies and books. In The Lion King, there are many archetypal images and symbols that are represented by the animals. The movie explores the life of a lion, whose future is to be king, but is tricked by his own uncle, stealing the kingdom from him. The film follows the lion’s struggles of finding his identity and becoming the rightful ruler of Pride Rock. Specifically, I will apply two archetypes to Simba, that main protagonist of the film. I believe that The Orphan and The Warrior archetypes are best representable by Simba because of the many moments in the movie where Simba embodies the description of the …show more content…
The Warrior archetype is the most obvious because of his determination to fight for his justice. The Orphan archetype, although still shown in Simba’s psyche, isn’t as prominent at the end of the movie. The Warrior archetype has taken over, giving the new mature lion a sense of stoicism. Simba is the perfect image to explain the characteristics of The Warrior and The Orphan. Some trouble I ran into while trying to analyze Simba was applying Jung’s definition of archetypes to Simba himself. Because this is a children’s animated film, the character had no “collective unconscious”, breaking the definition of “archetypes” that Jung proposed. Although archetypes can be fit into many beings, there could have been many archetypes that Simba could have represented. However, I used my judgement to critique Simba’s personality and applied the archetypes I saw were best represented by him. There is a difficulty in analyzing an animated character, especially because there is only a limited amount of information that can be taken from Simba. Simba only grows as much as the designers want him to grow, so rather than diving into Simba’s mind, he can only be analyzed at face-value. However, we can also look at how other characters influence Simba to demonstrate the archetypes. For example, what aspects of Timon and Pumbaa helped emphasize Simba’s representation of The Orphan or The Warrior? Without
This shows the archetype because the quote is telling us how everybody is doing relatively the same thing which is having a barbecue or for the kids to play. Everyman thinks that everybody is the same and in this book everyone is. Secondly, when we see the actual aliens that are still in outer space one says to the other explaining “all we need do is sit back and watch this place is not unique the world is full of Maple Street I will go from one to the other and let them destroy themselves” ( Serling, 1). This also shows the everyman archetype because it is showing how every human is the same.
The poet, Lascelles Abercrombie once said, “There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into unity; and that is, an ability to see in particular human experience some significant symbolism of man 's general destiny.”. He talked about how powerful of a tool symbolism is and how it is the only thing that can truly define a highly complex ‘destiny’ or series of events. Symbolism is something that is found throughout Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee shows the reader that racism is a product of society,she portrays the matter through her symbolism of the mad dog, the birds and the bugs.
The hero in the children’s story The Lion King is the main character, Simba. Simba does not have the same upbringing as
Many compare the mere Disney movie The Lion King with the great shakespearean work Hamlet. It is commonly believed that The Lion King portrays itself as a remake of Hamlet. From an quick overlook of the two works, I cannot help but agree that they do in fact hold similarities. The common misconception that The Lion King was a remake of Hamlet typically derives from the identical plot found between both works.
As of that, the prince decides to kill him to prevent him from marrying his beloved which causes the death and rebirth archetype because after a while Inigo Montoya hears him scream and he calls it the torture of all time like the one he sounded like when his father's dead. Therefore, he goes and tries to save him, but it's too late. Eventually, they find the miracle man who offers them a potion to make Wesley alive again or his rebirth. All of these are examples fit the situational archetypes category. Next, character archetypes follow.
In the sermon “Sinners of an Angry God'', Jonathan Edward tries persuasive techniques on people's fear of the wrath of God, and utilizes archetypes in the excerpt of commit to the Puritan ways, or they will burn in Hell forever. Edward uses archetypes to help his points come across in his message. Archetypes are very typical examples of certain things. The archetypes Edward uses are Black Clouds, Holding a Spider, and Bow and Arrow. Jonathan Edwards uses the archetype Black Clouds.
Do you ever ponder the idea that adolescents have so much to learn? Oftentimes, those who lack maturity don’t even realize there is an opportunity to broaden their horizon. Their obliviousness is what makes coming-of-age moments so valuable. In chapter 12 of To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee uses the literary devices known as diction and imagery to develop the theme that there is a strong sense of racial inequality, and it takes development in one's awareness to fully grasp that reality. One of the many literary devices that are utilized to emphasize the theme throughout this chapter is imagery.
A role model is a person looked to by others as an example to be imitated, for me that is Esther. I will soon be becoming a Bat Mitzvah and when I enter adulthood I inspire to be like Esther. For hundreds of years Esther’s has been seen as a heroine, but
Role models should be confident. They must believe that they have what it takes to accomplish what they are put up against. They believe
His worldview changes at the end of the movie; when he sees that a man like Cameron, who has the power to stand up to police officers, something clicks in his head. He makes a life-changing decision to save a group of immigrants that were being trafficked. His entire worldview changed granting him the ability to become a more open-minded person, having a positive outcome. Stereotyping is having a specific idea about a group of people, while
These stereotypes are labels that evoke images of oppression, segregation and exploitation of minorities in America. Meanwhile reinforcing the dominance in a social hierarchy. The film Imitation of Life (1959) indicates the power behind stereotypes. It strongly depicts the relationship between a Black American woman, Annie Johnson
A STEREOTYPE ANALYSES ABOUT ‘‘THE LION KING’’ Disney’s films have unexpected, unpredictible gender based streotypes. If you analyze into all details, you will realize that these films, which are made for children, have unbelievable secluded concepts. These films speak for more than you watch at first sight. In this essay, ‘‘The Lion King’’, one of the Disney’s most famous films, will be examined by stereotypes about gender, race, discrimination and characters. Racial stereotypes are one of the most striking points of the movie.
When her father, King Triton, forbids her to go on land, Ariel visits Ursula who her father had banished. She fell in love with a Human Prince and makes a deal with Ursula to let her be a human for 3 days. Both movies have role models but Mulan is a good role model for teenager. What makes Mulan a better role model is not easily influenced by people around her, she makes sacrifice for other people and makes
The hero when simba returns to the Pride Rocks and saves his lands from him unrightfully rules by his uncle Scar and the hyenas, then restore to its glory. Timon and Pumba where the character that are the trickster. They use laughter and chaos to focus on the change and to help Simba grow up. Their joking is a reminder of who he is destined to be king. Simba got to face the death and rebirth archetypal at the lake.
Stereotypes and a false representation of characterization are both used throughout the film about the role that women play in society. In this