The Lion King
A lion cub raised to inherit the savannah is groomed by his uncle for a fall, and after a stampede in a gorge he leaves the pride convinced the blame is his. He grows up in exile with a meerkat and a warthog, eating insects and avoiding the past, until word reaches him of what the kingdom has become. Hamlet for children, with the succession plot intact.
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Lineage
- ↑ Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali
- adapts ↑ Hamlet
Attributes
Archetype (Jung / Campbell)
Plot structure
Hero's Journey (Campbell)
Emotional arc (story shape)
Quest object (Greimas)
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Culture / tradition
Closest analogues
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