1 the jungle book

the jungle book.... (1894) is a collection of

stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling

most of the character are animal such as

shere khan the tiger and balloon the bear

through a principal character is the boy or

man club Mowgli who is raised in the jungle India one place mentioned repeatedly is Seine-et-Marne (seonee) in the central state of

Madhya Pradesh

A major theme in the book is abandonment

followed by fostering as in the life of Mowgli

echoing Kipling's own childhood the theme is

echoed in the triumph of protagonists including Rikki - tikki - tavi and the white seal

over there enimis a as well as Mowgli,s another important theme is law and freedom ,

the stories are not about animal behaviour still less about the darwinian struggle for survival but about human archetypes in. animal from the teach respect for authority ,

obedience ,and knowing one,s place in society with the low of the jungle but the stories also

illustrate the freedom to move between different world sach as when Mowgli moves between the jungle and the village .critics have also noted the essential wildness and lawless energies in the stories reflecting the irresponsible side of human nature.

the jungle book has remained popular ,partly

through its many adaptations for film and

other media. critics such as Swati Singh have

noted that even critics wary of Kipling for his

supposed imperialism have admired the power of his storytelling the book has been

influential in the scout movement whose founder robert baden _powell was a friend of

Kipling Percy Grainger composed his jungle book cycle around quotations from

the book.