Lion Kings, Peasant Ducks and Worker Ants: Allegories of Government for Children

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  • Lucy Hamilton

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https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl1999vol9no2art1358

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animation, children's literature, symbolism, allegory, children's films, governments

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FILMOGRAPHY

Antz (Dreamworks: Dir. Eric Darnell & Lawrence Guterman, 1998)

A Bug's Life (Disney and Pixar: Dir. John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton, 1998)

The Lion King (Disney: Dir. Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff, 1994)

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (Disney: Dir. Rob LaDuca & Darrell Rooney, 1998)

Toy Story (Disney and Pixar: Dir. John Lasseter, 1995)

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1999-07-01

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“Lion Kings, Peasant Ducks and Worker Ants: Allegories of Government for Children” (1999) Papers: Explorations into Children’s Literature, 9(2), pp. 13–20. doi:10.21153/pecl1999vol9no2art1358.

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