Jungle Book Research Paper

Mowgli is an abandoned child, in the jungle, essentially raised by animals and simultaneously threatened/pursued by other animals.

Now with all the information gathered, about the time of the Jungle Book, it can be determined whether or not , the movie is truly racist or not. In the beginning of the movie we are shown that the Indians' are working for the British men. A little boy Mowgli and a little girl Kitty are childhood friends. That is probably a representation of the beginning of the British-Indian relationship. After Sheer-Khan ( the tiger) destroyed the camp, the star of the movie Mowgli is separated from the rest. He is then raised by the creatures of the jungle. Years pass and he is presented as a “savage”. When he runs into Kitty( they don't know who on another are) she is with her “boyfriend” , Captain William Boone. Mowgli and the Captain get into

This is a connotation that people with an African descent are animals. The characters, especially the male "seem to be unemployed or show no purpose in life beyond making of music and pleasing themselves" (94). A further implication is given that Africans are idle. These negative stereotypes are even more evident as depicted in "The Jungle Book" by King Louie in which he sings a song where he wishes he was a human being.

-The bonobo is the most recently discovered great ape in modern times.  It was revealed in 1929 by German anatomist Ernest Schwarz that a skull once thought belonging to a juvenile chimpanzee was in fact a new subspecies of chimpanzee known now as the Pan paniscus, or bonobo. (Waal 6)  During the Pleistocene epoch approximately 1.5 million years ago, the Congo River was formed in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (San Diego Zoo 2)  The river geographically segregated groups and individual chimpanzees south of the river resulting in these chimps being reproductively isolated.  Allopatric speciation took place as a response to new

Thesis: (Nature is the driving force of the world, with a part of this the animal kingdom; in particular; the elephant a majestic gentle giant with intellect, emotions, and so many amazing things that people should know.)( Elephants are beautiful, intelligent, and important animals that have so many fun things to learn about.)

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair was written to expose the brutality faced by the workers in the meatpacking industry. Sinclair wanted to show people what was really going on in the factory because few people were informed about these companies work conditions. He wanted to show the public that meat was “ diseased, rotten, and contaminated” (Willie).” This revelation shocked the, public which later led to the creation of the federal laws on food and safety. Sinclair strongly shows the failure of capitalism in the meatpacking industry which he viewed as inhumane, destructive, unjust, brutal, and violent (Willie).”

How the character is told and developed majorly helps the theme advance. For example, when Jem is scowling at Scout concerning the roly poly, he seems to be maturing in character which pushes the coming of age aspect of the novel. To further this, Scout thinks, “Jem was scowling when I went to mash it. This was probably a part of the stage he was going through, and I wished he would hurry up and get through it.” This shows how Scout thought he was going through some stage too, which could possibly his coming of age stage. Also, Jem tells Scout not to mash the bug, furthering the theme that I picked from the novel stating that causing harm to the innocent is wrong until proven guilty. Notably, Jem tells Scout not to mash it “because they don’t bother you.” Which pushed Scout to state, “Jem was the one who was getting more like a girl every day, not

“Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance, and respect all the creatures from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope,” said Mufasa, a supporting character in the film depiction of Walt Disney’s: The Lion King (1994). The Lion King is a timeless archetypal work that time after time has given youth hope and has shown them that courage is not always innate, but can be learned from just living life with a little “hakuna matata”. The Lion King, through the use of classic archetype, vivid surrealism, and iconic symbolism, shows a coming to age story that shows children that life is an adventure worth the trouble.

Director of opera, theatre and film Julie Taymor is most famous for her broadway play in

The bonobo has pink lips, a black face, and black hair that parts straight down the middle of its head. It has tuff, black fur. It’s smaller, leaner, and darker than its cousin, the chimpanzee. Females weigh about 63 pounds and males weigh about 85 pounds. Male bonobos grow to be about 4 feet tall and females grow to be about 3.5 feet tall. They usually live to be about 60 years old. They eat fruits, leaves, flowers, insects, and small mammals. They are secondary consumers because they eat small mammals (primary consumers), leaves (producer), and bonobos are being hunted by humans.

     The themes of The Jungle also have parallelism to themes of science at the time, in particular, the naturalist movement espoused by Emile Zola, and the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin. Just as Zola focused on how environment shapes the lives of the individual, Sinclair evinces that the downfall of his characters, and particularly their

and beards. The silverback is the leader of the group. He is the father to all of the young in his group, and he likes to play with the older ones. Sometimes there are two Silverbacks in the group, and they share the responsibilities of leadership, but one is usually more powerful than the other. and then there are the young and their mothers.

Amanda is from Modesto, California. She attended CA State University Stanislaus. She lives in Duyun, China and works there as an English Teacher. Her hobbies include reading, writing, and playing games (board, card, video, etc.). Her favorite books include the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Series and C.S. Lewis' theological books, essays, and letters. She doesn't like the small or taste of coffee, but loves tea. When asked what fictional character she identifies with she said Winnie the Pooh. She has a collection of Winnie the Pooh items and her mother gives her a Winnie the Pooh Bear ornament each year. She is a pretty big Disney fan in general.

The jungle by Upton Sinclair has made me realize how history shaped what america is today. It was in this book that raised the spotlight on many topics including: meat handling, minimum wage, workers compensation, sexual harassment, child labor and most importantly the right to express one's thoughts. Now we live in a country that not only honors our freedom but respects and looks over our health. The jungle takes place in the 1900s when over 9 million immigrants were flocking to America searching for what was known as the American dream. So was this particular lutheran family that came to America for just that. Not knowing that in the end they would be contributors of the awareness and importance of checking meat handlers.

Like in the Kipling’s original story, the monkeys kidnap Mowgli and take him to their temple confines. One of the first differences between the book and the movie is presented when Mowgli is introduced to the monkey leader King Louie, whose voice acting is done by the jazz singer Louie Prima (The Jungle Book). As previously mentioned, in the original story of The Jungle Book the monkey people are leader-less.