Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
Life" continues.
As the presentation concluded, it wasn't difficult to see the Hero's Journey elements
in The Lion King. S i m b a is a classic hero whose O R D I N A R Y W O R L D is that of
privilege a n d the k n o w l e d g e that he will one day be king. H i s first C A L L is his
father's demand that he grow up and face the responsibilities of kingship. Earning the
right to rule the land as king is a metaphor for adulthood in many fables and fairy
tales. H i s cockiness and disobedience constitute a R E F U S A L OF T H E C A L L . He
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receives other C A L L S — the temptation to explore the forbidden zone, a call of
childhood romance from Nala, and most drastically, the death of his father that calls
him to enter a new phase of life in which he has to run away to survive.
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