Hero's Journey In The Lion King

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It is important for kids to grow with a hero that they look up to. To influence their decisions and help them grow. Although the kids needs to grow up and become the heroes they once admired. In The Lion king that concept is explored through Simba as symbol of that concept. The story follows Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey" archetype through the character of Simba; Archetypical theory is contemporary throughout the film. The film exemplifies the theory through the hero's actions which are recurring basics models which the film copies. The recurring steps that Simba takes that illustrate "Hero's Journey " consist of separation and departure of his world, that leads to the stage of initiation to find his true heroic character traits and discover