Jan 3, 2010

The Jungle Book | Social Sensitivity

Like Aesop's Fables, the stories of The Jungle Book all seem to have a moral. Kipling shows how Mowgli, Toomai, and various animals confront danger, learn to overcome it, and in the process become aware of the diversity and meaning of life. The central characters, whether they be human or animal, learn much about the evil of the jungle and of human beings, but they also learn about goodness and develop their own values. Order and wisdom are predominant values found among the animals. Kipling's narrative reflects nineteenth-century attitudes in its depiction of nature as...