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Atonement
means to offer payment for a wrongdoing. Very often, heroes must avenge a
father or make up for the father's evil. William Wallace's revolt was driven in
part to avenge his father's death in the war with England. Indeed, the father's
ghost haunts Wallace's dreams throughout the movie. Moses' "father,"
Yahweh, doesn't allow Moses into the Promised Land as a way of Moses atoning for
his doubt, a situation that reverses the traditional atonement by the hero for
the father.
The spirit of Mumfasa, Simba's
father, tells Simba to be strong and assume his place on the throne. Simba, who
has been reluctant up to this point to return to his kingdom, realizes he has
little choice but to avenge his father's murder.
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Atonement with Father
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