Theme Of The Wild Life Of Christian The Lion

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“The Wild Life of Christian the Lion” and “Wild Home” share a theme which is letting wild animals grow up free. The poem by Rebecca Kai Dotlich shares the vision that Ace and John had in the story, written by Ted Olson. Both Ace and John knew immediately that they wanted to set Christian the lion free. Ace and John in the story probably visioned Christian lying in the sun with his packmates and being free, which is what the poem is about. Both the story and the poem have lions and both sound like thoughts from a human perspective. In the story and the poem, they have happy visions. Below are two examples. In the text of “Wild Home” it says “joining fellow roamers day and night” and in the text of “The Wild Life of Christian the Lion