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KIPLING’S IDEA OF SELF-IMAGE
Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book is the story of Mowgli, a little boy who was raised by wolves. There came a time then the wolves knew that Mowgli could not live with them any longer. It was time for him to go where he belonged, the man-village. But Mowgli did not want to go. It was easier to be like the wolves. It was all he had known. He did not want to change. Bagheera the panther volunteered to take Mowlgi to the man-village. He knew that the jungle was no place for Mowgli to live. But it was a tough journey. Mowgli resisted all the way. Bagheera had Mowgli’s best interests in mind, but Mowgli could not see it. He said “I don’t trust anyone anymore… Nobody wants me around.” But Bagheera kept trying to get Mowgli to the man-village, the place he belonged. But Mowgli wanted no part of the man- village… Until he saw a girl. “I’ve…