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What is the summary of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling?
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is an adventure story about a man-cub named Mowgli. Mowgli is hunted by an evil tiger named Shere Khan. Mowgli tries to live a peaceful life with other humans, but is too wild for them and too human for the wolves. Eventually Mowgli finds a home in the jungle with a pack of his own.
What is the theme of the story The Jungle Book?
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 their enemies, as well as Mowgli’s.
How does the Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling end?
By Rudyard Kipling At the end of Mowgli’s story, Mowgli kills Shere Khan and ends up with a nice tiger suit that wouldn’t look out of place at Fashion Week. At the end of Kotick’s story, the white seal finds a safe beach for his seal friends, who are tired of clubbing.
What happened in the original Jungle Book?
In Disney’s Jungle Book, Mowgli seeks out fire, the Red Flower, to nobly battle Shere Khan, but—after accidentally igniting the forest—theatrically hurls the torch into the water. The original Jungle Book has Mowgli wielding the Red Flower in triumph, to show his mastery over the beasts. Then he dies in a fire.
Is Jungle Book a real story?
The Jungle Book stories were based on the Indian national park of Pench in Central India. Yet, it was written by Rudyard Kipling after he had moved to Vermont when he was aged 29 years. Kipling was born in India and spent the early years of his childhood there during the British Raj era.
Why was Jungle Book bad?
The Jungle Book from 1967 makes the list due to its King Louie character (voiced by Louis Prima), a jazz-singing, be-bopping ape long considered an offensive caricature that utilizes racist stereotypes of African Americans.
What is Mowgli’s real name?
Mowgli /ˈmaʊɡli/ is a fictional character and the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book stories….
Mowgli | |
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Last appearance | “The Spring Running” (1895) |
Created by | Rudyard Kipling |
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Nickname | Man-cub, Frog |