The Lion King And Religion by Samantha Vincent
The Garden Of Eden:
Just like Adam and Eve are forbidden to eat certain fruit from the tree, Mufasa sets restrictions on Simba not to go to the elephant graveyard by telling Simba " everything the light touches is our kingdom"(Ward,2002). When Simba requested to go to the shadowy place . Mufasa responded " you must never go there my son"(Ward, 2002). However, Simba's evil uncle Scar is jealous that he isn't king , so he tells Simba that only the " bravest lions go to the land of the shadows"(Ward, 2002). Simba wants to prove to uncle Scar that he is a brave cub, so he gets Nala to go to the shadowy lands with him , just like Adam recruited Eve to go eat the fore bidden fruit with him. Both Simba and Adam know that their decision is a bad choice but they decide to do it anyway. As a result it is the beginning of evil because Scar becomes king and nature gets destroyed.
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Simba Defeating Scar:
When Simba become's an adult he returns to Pride land and defeats Scar by throwing him off a cliff. This is comparable to "saviors rescuing humanity through the conquering of Satan and Christ's reign over a new heaven and earth"(Ward,2002), because when Scar is defeated, the Pride land attractiveness has also been restored and the creatures are not starving anymore because the plants are growing.Also, "The circle of life" starts again with the birth of Nala and Simba's new cub.