Shere Khan as the Enemy in Mowgli's Brothers of
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
by Barry Wright
Essay: Shere Khan as the Enemy in Mowgli's Brothers of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
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Shere Khan as the Enemy in Mowgli's Brothers of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling was written in the year 1894 as a
series of short stories based primarily in the jungles of India. The
first story, 'Mowgli's Brothers' introduces a number of characters
that feature throughout additional stories in the novel. The
antagonist a tiger named Shere Kahn, is introduced early in the novel
and presents the ongoing danger against the protagonist, 'man-child',
Mowgli. Kipling conveys Shere Kahn as the enemy early in the novel
through varied use of language and the events that create tension
between Mowgli & himself. Shere Khan's character ignores of the 'Law
of the Jungle' and the constant threat he poses to Mowgli establishes
him as the enemy in the story.
Kipling first introduces the reader to Shere Khan through the voice of
Tabaqui the Jackal at the beginning of the novel. We are told that:
"Shere khan, the Big One, has shifted his hunting grounds."
This shows us that Shere Khan is perceived as the enemy. He is known
as the "Big One" and the capitalization here makes him seem more of a
threat. We see him as a predator who poses an imminent danger.
The wolves first talk about Shere Khan with the use of sarcasm. The
wolves are told by Tabaqui that Shere Khan "has shifted his hunting
grounds" which is very bad for the wolves and they state how lucky
wolves are told by Tabaqui that Shere Khan "has shifted his hunting
grounds" which is very bad for the wolves and they state how lucky
they are by saying: "indeed we are very grateful to Shere khan."
This tells us that Shere Khan is disliked by the animals.
Shere Khan breaks the laws of the jungle. He disobeys the law because
there is no one big enough to deal with "the Big One".
She...