The Jungle Book

Résumé
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of stories first published in 1894. The narrative centers on Mowgli, a boy raised in the Indian jungle, whose life is intertwined with a range of animal characters, including Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear. Across these tales, Kipling uses the animal world to examine key ideas such as abandonment and the meaning of being raised by others, as well as the tension between law and freedom. The stories also reflect on how life in civilization relates to life in the wild, presenting moral lessons through the interactions between Mowgli and the creatures around him.