Rudyard Kipling And Personification

 
  Rudyard Kipling wrote “Mowgli’s Brothers”, the story. The main theme was being accepted into a group. Rudyard Kipling had a technique called personification that made his writing more intriguing. This book reminded me of another story by Bayard Taylor, called Beauty and the Beast.  We are going to focus on Rudyard and the Jungle Book, but it is worth mentioning another classic that uses personification.  
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  Being accepted to a group is the theme of this story. Mowgli had been walking around in the jungle alone, and yet wasn’t afraid. The wolf family had decided to adopt him to their family. Before they could, they had to get permission from the wolf council, for that was the Law of the Jungle. Nobody had spoken for Mowgli. Suddenly, Baloo, a very cunning bear, had spoken for him. Not too long after, Bagheera, a wise panther, had followed, making a deal that he would bargain with a bull he had killed not a mile away. It was decided that Mowgli would continue living with the wolves.  
     
  The author used a technique in his writing. It was called “personification”. Personification means to give animals human traits. In this story the traits included being protective and mischievous. Mother Wolf had been very protective when she quarreled with Shere Khan for the life of the man’s cub. Tabaqui, Shere Khan’s assistant, was very mischievous when he tried to take food from the wolf family. He also was mischievous when he talked about how big the children’s eyes were.  
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  The theme of this story reminded me of many other classics. This includes Tarzan, the man who was raised by apes. Tarzan, like Mowgli, had troubles fitting into a group. Tarzan was abandoned after his family was killed in a jungle in Africa. A family of Apes took him in, and Tarzan had to get used to the way they lived. Another way “Mowgli’s Brothers” reminds me of Tarzan, is that both stories use personification. Other movie classics that have personification are, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Lion King.  
     
  “Mowgli’s Brothers”, was a very appealing story that included, being accepted to a group, as a theme. Personification can make a story enjoyable. Keep your eyes open for the sequel.  
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  This article was written by Kailani and was edited by The Trade Federation Information Team  
     
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