Lit: “Slick, sleek…suspect” – Son
Origin: India
King of Gir
Pride of Gujarat
Asiatic Lion
Every story has its range of character archetypes and Zenisan is the mysterious one. With strong and longing emotional ties to his homeland of Gujurat, India, Zenisan's motives are never openly under question but secretly on the minds of everyone. Not only is he tormented by displacement, he is also pursued relentlessly by his love for Lioness Sharadbhai.
"..you lead an illusory life based on ideas and social influences...a box which confines you in ways unimaginable.."
Every story has its range of character archetypes and Zenisan is the mysterious one. With strong and longing emotional ties to his homeland of Gujurat, India, Zenisan's motives are never openly under question but secretly on the minds of everyone. Not only is he tormented by displacement, he is also pursued relentlessly by his love for Lioness Sharadbhai.
"..you lead an illusory life based on ideas and social influences...a box which confines you in ways unimaginable.."
While the story of Zenisan picks up at a much, much later time in the novel, the details of his pride's origin and preceeding difficulties can be found in the current news.
ZEN PROFILE
Has strong emotional ties to what was at one point in time, Gir National Forest Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in the state of Gujarat, India. Though now, the national and sanctum ideas referenced in the park's title had long since given way to a more glorious and natural condition as mankind….disappeared. But Zenisan, was raised stateside and deeply longed for a place he did not know as home but treasured just the same in his heart. And so, he savored every story told over warm meat from cub to sub adult. Consequently, this was building within him unfortunate identity issues, as the tales of "home" were conflicting and provided no insight to his lineage...
