Plato's Myth of The Cave; The Lion King

The Similarities of Plato's Myth of The Cave and The Lion King

The Lion King

-The Lion King, an American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

-Relating the Plato's Myth of The Cave and The Lion King;

• The Prisoners symbolizes Simba (The main character and a male Lion).
• Simba ran from home because he is afraid to face the other lions due to his cause that the king's/his father's death. He lives with Timon and Pumba in a jungle far away from his homeland so that he would not face his past mistakes.
• The Chain symbolizes the throne (King of Lions).
• The throne are the reasons for Scar (Simba's uncle) to betray his brother (Simba's father) and kill him in a stamped.
• The Fire symbolizes Scar.
• Scar was the mastermind in the story. He came with a plan to kill Mufasa (Simba's father) and simba so that he may get the throne.
• The Shadows and The Images symbolizes the Hyenas.
• The hyenas are the ones that played in Scar's plan on murdering the king and simba.
• The Puppet Players also symbolizes Scar.
• Scar was so intense to gain the throne, he came with a plan to kill Mufasa and Simba. Scar was also the one who ordered the Hyenas to take control of the Pride Land (Simba's homeland)
• The Old Man symbolizes Rafiki (the Shaman Baboon / Mufasa's friend)
• Rafiki came for Simba when he after he had a vision that Simba is not dead. He then talks to Simba to return to Pride Land, which Simba refuses to. He then brought Simba to meet his father's spirit and make Simba return to Pride Land.

-Simba never taught his uncle Scar could do such a thing. Simba did not believe what Nala (Simba's old friend) said about his uncle. Nala also told simba what the other lioness think (that Simba died in the stampede with his father), which also Simba did not believe.

-Simba did not want to return to Pride Land because he did not want to face his dark past (cause of the death of the king). Simba also thought that he does not deserve the throne, because he thought that he was the one who causes the death of the King Mufasa.