“Hakuna Matata,” its means no worries. One of America’s most famous animated films of all time that has captured the imagination of audiences all over the world, produced by Walt Disney, is the timeless classic, The Lion King. Using the author Kenneth Burke’s ‘Rhetoric as Symbolic Action,’ to analyze the dramatisic pentad in this narrative will allow the ability to identify with the audience. The masterwork of The Lion King tells a story of a young lion cub, Simba (agent), a “king- to- be,” who is to walk in his father’s footsteps in the “great circle of life.” Before becoming a ruler of his kingdom, Simba must endure certain rights of passage on this heroic journey in his life. It takes place in the Pridelands of Africa (scene), where the birth of Simba creates envy and resentment towards Mufasa’s younger brother, Scar. Simba goes on a quest in life in search of his identity, after his father Mufasa is killed by his brother Scar (agency), the evil uncle of Simba. Scar banishes Simba from the Pridelands, out in the wilderness to fend for himself, with no recollection of who he is or his purpose in life (act).
