Mowgli’s Brothers | Themes

Nature versus Nurture

The nature part of the story pertains to Mowgli’s innate classification as a human. His body is human, hairless and upright. The nurture part of the story pertains to his learned traits and characteristics. His extended foster family teaches him everything he must know to be a wolf. He hunts when he is hungry; he sleeps in a cave with his family. Mowgli understands and lives by the Law of the Jungle. Mowgli’s identity grows based on both his innate nature and the conditioning he receives from his surrogate family. Although he never breaks...

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