“The Lion King” By Roger Allers‚ Irene Mecchi‚ Elton John and Tim Rice At the Hippodrome Theater through January 8 By Tori Brown BE PREPARED FOR A BREATHTAKING SHOW Even Though “The Lion King” was a Disney show‚ it was far from just a show for children. With the timeless song “Circle of Life” flooding the theater‚ even the oldest patron felt like a child again. When the staged filled with a multitude of breathtaking animals‚ bringing the audience to Pride Rock for the presentation of Simba
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The Archetypes of the Lion King Simba: Hero or Cold-blooded Murderer? The "unconscious" is a psychological concept that is interpreted differently by many psychologists. Sigmund Freud interprets the unconscious as a place where thoughts‚ feelings and memories are kept‚ and cannot easily be brought into the conscious mind. However‚ some neo-Freudians‚ such as Carl Jung‚ thought differently. Jung believed that there was not only a personal unconscious‚ which is what Freud describes‚ but
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10 Literary Criticism approach An Overview of Approaches The Three-fold Purpose of Criticism: To help us solve a problem in the reading. To help us sift between and resolve conflicting readings. To enable us craft interpretative‚ yet scholarly judgments about literature. 1. Historical / Biographical Approach: Historical / Biographical critics see works as the reflection of an author’s life and times (or of the characters’ life and times). H/B approach deems it necessary to know about the
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In Walt Disney movie‚ The Lion King teaches the importance of letting go of the past. This lesson is taught through the wise old man‚ immortality and the heroes. From these themes you learn not to worry‚ to live in the present not the past and to remember who you are. In the events leading up to Simba near dead in the desert‚ he is told by Scar that Mufasa’s death is his fault. Simba believes him and he runs away because he does not know what else to do. Confused‚ alone and hurt he has no
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Pragmatic Literary Criticism Pragmatic criticism is concerned‚ first and foremost‚ with the ethical impact any literary text has upon an audience. Regardless of art ’s other merits or failings‚ the primary responsibility or function of art is social in nature. Assessing‚ fulfilling‚ and shaping the needs‚ wants‚ and desires of an audience should be the first task of an artist. Art does not exist in isolation; it is a potent tool for individual as well as communal change. Though pragmatic
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In Perry Westbrook’s literary criticism on Kurt Vonnegut‚ Westbrook states that Vonnegut emerged as one of the most influential and provocative writers in America during the 1960s. He supports this point by using examples of stories written by Vonnegut and giving a summary of each story he provides. Westbrook also talks about recurring ideas and themes in Vonnegut’s stories and Vonnegut’s ideals. The first point he brings up is how Vonnegut describes himself as a total pessimist and his stories
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A Movement Across The Arts Romanticism -(also the Romantic era or the Romantic period) was an artistic‚ literary‚ and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. Partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution‚[1] it was also a revolt against
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putting the necessary effort into finding solutions to problems is important. Life is unpredictable‚ and sometimes it takes strength and courage to become a better individual and help others. In The Lion King when Scar causes a stampede through the canyon to kill Simba and Mufasa to become the king‚ his plan works‚ and this causes the Pride Rock to fall apart. Simba flees pride rock after being told to run and never return by Scar‚ and loses his identity and leadership qualities that pride rock
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identity. In particular‚ the allusions to Gogol‚ along with the motif of naming and Lahiri’s own unique literary style‚ seem to suggest that some of the characters’ unnecessary unhappiness arises from the tendency to identify oneself with the aspects of selfhood that William James called the material self‚ one’s surroundings‚ clothing‚
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Lexi Hamfer Pd. 3 Mrs. Rooney Lion King vs. Hamlet 3/6/2014 Influences of Hamlet Shown in The Lion King Still captivating people today‚ the story elements and classic plot of Hamlet‚ written by the influential William Shakespeare‚ have made it to the film screen in a version that the whole family can enjoy. The Lion King‚ one of Disney’s most legendary movies‚ illustrates aspects and characteristics of Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ and captures it in a magical‚ enthusiastic style. More than just the
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