Chapitre 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.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
stone