When most people sit down with their children to read bedtime stories, they are usually not looking for any hidden connotations. However, if readers take a closer look, especially at Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, they might find that the story itself deals with themes suitable for both adults and children. One of them is imperialism; the policy of extending the dominion or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries. Similarly, the children's story collection, The Jungle Book, is an allegory based on imperialism in India. This collection of stories, in other words, Mowgli's journey to manhood shows how much Kipling was "influenced by British imperialism and its prejudices". (Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia) Consequently, the plot provokes the ideas of imperialism by showing the parasitic relationship between the Europeans' desire to conquer foreign lands and the hatred expressed by Shere Khan towards Mowgli. Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book illustrates the true imperialistic ideas and values of the British Empire in the early 20th century through its central allegorical characters. In 1894, Kipling published The Jungle Book, his most memorable work, which consists of short stories that aim to tell the story of revitalizing European ideas and culture. For example, Shere Khan's fate demonstrates Britain's low tolerance for opposition to imperialism. He was always aware of the impermanence of rule, the inevitable decline and succession of empires. She knew that Western perspectives – at times she even seemed to acknowledge male ones – were inevitably limited. There is much in the world that a European male simply cannot understand, and much that he understands... middle of paper... demands nothing that he cannot provide." In essence, Spinoza claims that all of this that men know is determined and arises from universal laws and exists and acts in a certain and determinate way. Spinoza would evidently see Mowgli's return to the Law of Man as a self-aggravating necessity, and not an animal's right to return to the Law of 'Man. Rudyard Kipling provides a complex mix of narration by intertwining the story of Mowgli and the saga of the jungle animals in The Jungle Book are often misinterpreted as the story of Mowgli, however, Kipling intended them as the voice of the jungle animals and the way they see humanity. Therefore, Kipling uses animals to teach Mowgli the "laws of the jungle" and what emerges is the strong differences between man and animal..
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