The Value Of Simba In The Lion King

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In the lion king the values that are important to the society that Simba lives in is that you need to know who you are and what your role is in the “circle of life” as they called it. In the very beginning of the movie when Simba was little and his dad showed him around the kingdom he said that “everything has a place even the antelope and the grass that they eat.” that seemed to be the biggest lesson that his father tried to teach Simba before his tragic demise. Along the way after Mufasa’s death Simba forgot who he was and where he belonged in the world. That was all thanks to his uncle Scar who tricked him into thinking that the death of Mufasa was Simba’s fault. After the deception of Scar Simba met Timone and Pumba. They furthered Simba’s

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