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Margaret Lazarus The Lion King
All is Well in Land of “The Lion King” In the article, All’s Not Well in Land of “The Lion King,” by Margaret Lazarus, the author over exaggerates an animated classic, investigating as to whether or not the movie is politically correct and morally right. The essay examines and stereotypes the movie, and comes to various misguided conclusions. Lazarus defines the hyenas and the lion, Scar symbolic, and declares that Disney already has gays and blacks ruining the “natural order.” She also draws to the conclusion that Disney manipulates small children’s minds; encouraging them to believe that “Only those born into privilege can bring about change” (pg. 440) Lazarus is constantly searching for the underlying meaning throughout the movie, and fails
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