Circle of Life
George, Amanda
INT-244
July 30, 2013
Kenneth Rick
The Circle of Life In the year of 1994, Disney produced a movie and presented it to the world and immediately it became a classic for all ages. That movie is called The Lion King. The Lion King is based off a young cub named Simba that cannot wait till he takes his father’s place as king. In the midst of what could be considered an adventure Simba was tricked into believing that he killed his father. With much guilt Simba runs away from home only to come back some years later and take the place that was promised to him as a cub. The idea of a circle comes to mind when one speaks of this movie, a circle that focuses on life. The Lion King displays a perspective that can be tied to religion and/or nature. Each perspective speaks on life and how every inch and detail of it can affect us and how “…the Power of the World always works in circles...”
A Native American by the name of Black Elk, Oglala Sioux Holy Man stated that life is a cycle and he introduces the idea of the “Circle of Life”. With Black Elk being a Native American his worldview is based off his heritage. It is very rare that someone who is born into a certain race believes in something different than what their family or their community believes. Black Elk sees life as a circle and in a quote he compares life to the things of nature. People that see nature as living beings are called animism. Animism is mostly Native Americans or Europeans who have traveled to America. They believe that trees, rocks, the sun, the water, and animals have souls and that the power that nature has can either help or harm the people.
In Black Elk’s quote he does compare life to nature but he does it in a circular way. As discussed before Native Americans are mostly animism and they rely on nature to help or harm them, Black Elk’s quote relies on nature but for some reason he is fascinated with circles or objects moving in a circular motion. He starts off with
INT-244
July 30, 2013
Kenneth Rick
The Circle of Life In the year of 1994, Disney produced a movie and presented it to the world and immediately it became a classic for all ages. That movie is called The Lion King. The Lion King is based off a young cub named Simba that cannot wait till he takes his father’s place as king. In the midst of what could be considered an adventure Simba was tricked into believing that he killed his father. With much guilt Simba runs away from home only to come back some years later and take the place that was promised to him as a cub. The idea of a circle comes to mind when one speaks of this movie, a circle that focuses on life. The Lion King displays a perspective that can be tied to religion and/or nature. Each perspective speaks on life and how every inch and detail of it can affect us and how “…the Power of the World always works in circles...”
A Native American by the name of Black Elk, Oglala Sioux Holy Man stated that life is a cycle and he introduces the idea of the “Circle of Life”. With Black Elk being a Native American his worldview is based off his heritage. It is very rare that someone who is born into a certain race believes in something different than what their family or their community believes. Black Elk sees life as a circle and in a quote he compares life to the things of nature. People that see nature as living beings are called animism. Animism is mostly Native Americans or Europeans who have traveled to America. They believe that trees, rocks, the sun, the water, and animals have souls and that the power that nature has can either help or harm the people.
In Black Elk’s quote he does compare life to nature but he does it in a circular way. As discussed before Native Americans are mostly animism and they rely on nature to help or harm them, Black Elk’s quote relies on nature but for some reason he is fascinated with circles or objects moving in a circular motion. He starts off with