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Compare And Contrast Essay On Momotaro The Peach Boy

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Momotaro and Simba are the two heroes that I am comparing. Momotaro is from the folktale, “Momotaro the Peach Boy,” by Yoshiko Uchida. The story is about a boy who was born out of a peach who went on to save his village from stealing ogres. Simba is the main character of the movie, “The Lion King,” created by Irene Mecci Jonathan Roberts. The storyline of the Lion King is where a young lion cub grows up to become king of the pride lands. The pride lands are overrun by Simba's uncle Scar. Simba takes it into his own hands to save the pride lands. Momotaro and Simba are similar because they fought for their people and acquired help from others. The two heroes are different because Momotaro lets others fight in his place, whilst Simba does the fighting himself. …show more content…

In the folktale Momotaro states, “ I wish to kill the ogres so they can never harm our people again.” (p. 1041) The ogres were stealing from and kidnapping the people from Momotoro’s village. So, he wishes to kill these ogres out of selflessness and love for his people. Like Momotaro, Simba fought for possession of the pride lands against his uncle Scar. Simba is brought back to the pride lands after being away for years to reassume the throne. He was fiercely fighting against Scar and prevailed in the end taking back the control of the pride lands. Simba fighting for the pride lands and Momotaro fighting for his village shows a similarity between these two main

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