Mufasa: The Lion Who is Never Scared… Most of the Time
Wouldn’t you want to be a lion? Ruler of the savannah and a mighty beast in which has little worries. It’s no surprise that in many cases lions are used to depict god-like personas and figures in popular folk tales. Now who is tasked with taking such folk-tales and turning them into desirable, extravagant movies fit for people of all ages? Disney is. In fact Disney was able to create one of the most “richest” movies ever. This movie, “The Lion King”, starts out with a young lion cub named Simba. This little lion cub is the heir the throne of his father, Mufasa. All is going well for the lion cub until we meet his jealous uncle Scar, who is obsessed with the idea that he should be the
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So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you ... And so will I."
Mufasa’s style of speech is heavily rooted in the concepts of ethos, pathos, and logos and is highly effective when trying to convey his important message.
Mufasa’s speech to Simba is a puzzling yet breathtaking one. Mufasa is able to convey an important message to a member of a much younger age while still maintaing the maturity of his own. His ability to simplify his concepts and deliver them smoothly is an art rarely seen by many speakers today. This appeals to the ethos of this speech. Mufasa gains an extensive amount of credibility by having intelligent qualities. He has lived much longer than Simba and has experienced much more than the average lion. With these experiences come trials and tribulations which give the lion more “rings around the tree”. Another aspect of Mufasa’s character that gives him a great deal of credibility is his position in the grasslands. He is seen as the king of the grasslands and many fear his mighty power. Although he does possess an immense amount of power, he does not abuse such power. He understands that all members of the Pride Lands must live in harmony in order to function properly. One of the last features of Mufasa’s character is his physical stature. Something about his posture and the way that he carries himself gives the audience a feeling of nobility. Mufasa could be most accurately
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The first instant where pathos is present is in Mufasa’s opening words. Mufasa explains how he is “disappointed” in Simba and how he has “deliberately disobeyed” his rules. As Mufasa is explaining this to Simba, a look of grief and sorrow comes across Simba. His facial expression and body language are key indicators that a pure feeling of sadness has fell upon Simba. The feeling can be described as heartbreaking or despairing. But in these moments of sadness and misery, there is a light. Mufasa then takes a light hearted angle and explains how he was tremendously scared for the safety of Simba. Simba recognizes this expression and is greatly appreciative, yet puzzled by it. He began to question Mufasa’s bravery and trust in Simba. Mufasa was only scared because he did not want to lose the only son he had which is quite a legitimate
In 102 Minutes, Chapter 7, authors Dwyer and Flynn use ethos, logos, and pathos to appeal to the readers’ consciences, minds and hearts regarding what happened to the people inside the Twin Towers on 9/11. Of particular interest are the following uses of the three appeals.
Many characters have hopes and dreams which they wish to accomplish. Of Mice and Men has two main characters that go through obstacles to get what they want. In the beginning it is George and Lennie running away trying to get a job. Once both George and Lennie have a job they try to accomplish their dreams. Unfortunately they both can't get their dreams to come true since lennie does the worst and George has to shoot Lennie. Steinbeck uses characterization, foreshadowing, and symbol as rhetorical strategies to make George's actions justified.
Disney Parks are held to a high standard when it comes to conserving their values of visitor happiness, imagination, and creativity. In 2007, Disney released a commercial that focuses on showing how a trip to Disney encourages children to dig deeper into their imagination. The children in the commercial envision their dreams and then make it a reality with the support of Disney. By transforming traditional adolescence experiences into out of this world adventures related to Disney films, Disney successfully emphasizes how strikingly different reality is while visiting the Parks through their Year of a Million Dreams Commercial.
The Shawshank Redemption is an inspiring story about Andy Dufreine and his efforts to maintain hope in horrible situations. The directors used many effective methods that displayed signs of hope in such a horrible place. Andy maintained hope by distracting his mind and always staying occupied. Andy was also inspired to survive by helping others find hope in life.
In this paper we will be discussing the rhetorical devices, logos, ethos, pathos, kairos, and
What does it mean to be a good parent? The most common definition of a good parent is one who makes their children feel valued and loved, by teaching them the difference between right and wrong. At the end of the day, the most essential thing is to create a nurturing environment where your children feel like they can mature into confident, independent, and caring adults. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird defines what a true parent really is thought hardships and struggles throughout the book. The story is set in the Depression era of a little town in southern Alabama that is struggling with thick prejudice on a colored rape case. The story is told through a character
A fairy tale story can easily establish rhetoric devices in order to enhance its storyline or give some character development. The movie Shrek is about an ogre named Shrek and a donkey named Donkey who is ordered by a prince named Farquaad to rescue a princess named Fiona so he can get his swamp back, but Shrek ends up falling in love with the princess himself (Adamson, Jenson, 2001). The movie Shrek breaks the norms of a typical fairy tales, reversing the role of who would be the hero and who would be the villain. This film adopts rhetoric devices like the four cognitive schemata to construe the perception of the characters towards Shrek, the Social Penetration Theory to show the growing relationships Shrek has with Donkey and Fiona, and verbal
Jon Krakauer uses different methods to appeal to a variety of people. Logos makes sense to those who tend to use logic and reason to rationalize while Pathos is best used when convincing those who can be moved by emotions. Krakauer also incorporates Ethos to appease those who respond well to credibility. The purpose of using these multiple techniques is to convince a broader amount of readers that many people could actually relate to Christopher McCandless.
In Disney classics, if characters like the Beast can be misconstrued by Belle, everyday people could commit a similar crime. Beauty and the Beast was more than a story about love, it was a story about misjudgement. In a way, I have my own version, except mine did not end in a happily ever after.
As the American people’s standards and principles has evolved over time, it’s easy to forget the pain we’ve caused. However, this growth doesn’t excuse the racism and violence that thrived within our young country not even a century previous. This discrimination, based solely on an ideology that one’s race is superior to another, is what put many people of color in miserable places and situations we couldn’t even imagine today. It allowed many Caucasian individuals to inflict pain, through both physical and verbal attacks, and even take away African Americans ' God given rights. In an effort to expose upcoming generations to these mass amounts of prejudice and wrongdoing, Harper Lee 's classic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, tells the story of
The Lion King is a Disney animated movie portraying the life and times of Simba, who later becomes the greatest lion king known in the land. Simba's rise to the throne is a journey fraught with perils and hardships that make it an absolutely trilling story for the whole family! Although The Lion King is an exciting and entertaining movie, the movie is also a good illustration of several psychology concepts.
To support her claims, Malala Yousafzai uses pathos, ethos, and repetition. Pathos to support her claim on education and draw out emotion from the audience. Ethos to support her claim on nonviolence and give her credibility. Repetition to support her claim on the Taliban and to emphasize her points. Through using these rhetorics, Malala Yousafzai produces a wonderfully inspirational speech that is supported by
The basis differs from most other Disney movies released at the time, as it focuses on a serious storyline of responsibility and revenge. The work that Disney's The Lion King resembles is none other than one of William Shakespeare’s most popular pieces, Hamlet. The modern day movie not only closely resembles the overall moral of Shakespeare’s piece, but the similarities between the specific characters are apparent as well. For example, the storylines in Hamlet and The Lion King are both tales about a prince (Prince Hamlet and Prince Simba, respectively) who experience the loss of a father by some dishonorable action by the prince’s uncle. Overall, Hamlet is a little less forgiving and ends in a lot more death than The Lion King - given that it is a children’s movie - where the end result just leads to the death of Simba’s
Everyone’s childhood was filled with fairytales, and stories that will forever be programed into our minds even memory that continues from generation to generations. You’ll remember in school your first book were both the three little pigs and even Little Red Riding Hood. Yes, good old fairytales who knew when you was reading the most famous little red riding hood it was actually a lot history behind the tale. Just to allow a slight backstory about the tale we were taught of the story going like this little girl goes to bring her grandmother a basket of sweet on the way she encounters a wolf she tells him she on her way to her grandmother’s house from there the wolf bets the little to the grandmothers house eats the hopeless grandmother then
“The pen is mightier than the sword.” This is a popular saying that explains that, sometimes, in order to persuade or convince people, one should not use force but words. In Animal Farm, by George Orwell, animals overthrow the human leader and start a new life, but some animals want to become the new leaders. To make the other animals obey the pigs, they first have to persuade the farm’s population. Squealer is the best pig for this job because he effectively convinces the animals to follow Napoleon by using different rhetorical devices and methods of persuasion.