thread: 2007-01-19 : The Jungle Books
On 2007-01-19, Avram wrote:
Man, I grew up reading those as a kid.
I reread the Mowgli stories as an adult a decade or so back, but the other stories, I need to go reread those too. Thanks for reminding me about them.
There's a tremendous amount of, well, ruthlessness in them for kids' books. A lot of not flinching about the nastier parts of life.
Ever notice how most stories about talking animals, the protagonists are herbivores? Either that or they're domestic pet animals, like cats and dogs. In the Mowgli stories, Mowgli's family is wolves, and the stories have plenty of references to hunting and killing.
