Symbolism In Walt Disney's The Lion King

In Walt Disney’s The Lion King, a great amount of symbolism and life lessons teaches younger children and even adults exceptional things. Through the archetypes: wise old man, immortality, and symbolism of circles, Walt Disney’s The Lion King demonstrates that one’s past does not define their future.

Because of Rafiki’s guidance, Simba learns that his part in his father’s death does not define what kind of king he will become. Rafiki tells Simba that he “Can’t cut it out, it will grow right back.”(Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts), because Simba wants to run from his father’s death instead of accepting what happened. Simba now knows that he can not take the easy way out of awful situations and have a good outcome. When Simba left pride rock,

When Nala finds Simba, she tries to convince him that he should go back home to claim his rightful place as king. Simba believes that he cannot rule the pride because he feels guilty for his father’s death. When Simba was younger Mufasa told him that all of the kings that pasts still live among the stars. Before Simba goes back home, he sees his father and he tells him that he will forever live in his heart and in the sky. Simba wants to go back and change the past, but he now knows that it is the circle of life. The “circle of life” displays that no matter what happens, life still moves forward. The circle of life means that in the pride the kingdom has to stay in constant motion and prepare the offspring to be the next in line. When Simba finally returns home, he claims his rightful place on the throne as the king of the pride. Here, the circle represents unity because the pride is now united as one and stronger. Life will continue on no matter the circumstances In The Lion King symbolism and motifs are used throughout the movie. Immortality, the symbolism of circles, and a “wise old man” all help demonstrate that the past does not define a person in their