what's the moral of the story of dumbo?

Question

for some reason i get the feeling it's about religion. think about it. dumbo is unsure of himself. so he ends up getting a magic feather that helps him fly. in this situation i believe the feather represents religion. it gives those who need it the strength to do what they want to do. the interesting thing about this story though is that dumbo eventually loses his feather (his faith) and thus he is somewhat afraid he can't fly on his own. but, soon dumbo realizes that the feather was just a feather and he was always capable of flying without it. all he had to do was believe in himself.

shane t, so you're saying disney was a christian?

Answer 1

That's twisted logic.

Answer 2

Don't know if religion enters into it but the moral seems to be the ugly and different can become the hero simply by believing in himself.

Answer 3

I could stand the sight of worms
And look at microscopic germs
But technicolor pachyderms
Is really much for me

Answer 4

reminds me of an eastern analogy of a raft and the path to enlightenment, once the shore is reached, the raft is useless