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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

The Law of the Jungle

     Now this is the Law of the Jungle-as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, the Law runneth forward and back-For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.  The stories from the jungle book support this poem.  The animals in the Jungle Book are to follow this law and other parts of it and respect it which makes the wolf pack prosper, but some of them do not and this results in suffering for the whole wolf pack.  Father wolf in the beginning of the book follows the law of the jungle, and the wolves prosper from his actions.  Shere Khan the tiger's disciples chose not to follow the law and follow Shere Khan.  Some of them are killed in the process and the wolves suffer because of their stubbornness.
     The Father wolf that was in the beginning of the book follows the law by bringing his wolf cubs to the wolf counsel. He knows that if he obeys the law he will prosper, and if he doesn't he will die.  He is also not sure about bringing the man cub that he and Mother wolf (Raksha) found, to the counsel because they know that some wolves may not accept him into the pack.  The man cub was accepted into the pack and the wolf pack prospered because of their actions.  While Father wolf followed the Law of the Jungle the wolves following Shere Khan didn't.
     Shere Khan the tiger in the story was a bad example and taught other wolves to not follow the Law of the Jungle.  The other wolves took Shere Khan's bribe and did not follow the law of the jungle.  They followed Shere Khan and did what he said, but Shere Khan was not a good leader.  The wolves following Shere Khan were hurt and some of them were killed.  Not following the law was a bad idea
     The theme of this book is that if the law is broken the law breaker will have to face the consequences of his actions, and if it is kept the people following it will not perish.   Shere Khan set a bad example for other animals in the pack and was killed for his actions.  Dad wolf was not killed and prospered for his courageous actions.  If laws are followed the person following them will live and might be rewarded.  If they don't follow the laws they commit to they will have to suffer for their behavior.

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