Watch the following movie, The Lion King (2019
version) and incorporate the following in your essay:
(a) Compare the nature of Odysseus’s wandering with the wandering of Simba
What are the reasons for their wandering and how do they develop as persons over the course of
their wandering? What role does testing play in the development of Simba’s compared
with the character of Odysseus?
(b) Compare the political situation at Pride Rock with one or more of the
political situations in the Odyssey, e.g., Odysseus’s home at Ithaca, or the land of the Cyclopes. What are the similarities and differences?
(c) What does homecoming mean for Simba as compared to Odysseus? What does it mean for their relations and families? What is the political significance of homecoming
for Odysseus and how does it compare with the homecoming of your chosen protagonist ( Simba) ? How
does Simba deal with revenge?
