The Jungle Essay

him alive, and they focus on showing him the Law of the Jungle. They are all ready to battle for him. Akela, the lead wolf, administers the Free People even-handedly. Shere Khan utilizes his energy to seek after just his own particularly great and spook others. In "Kaa's Hunting," Baloo and Bagheera utilize handcuffing as a type of train, as per the Law of the Jungle. Despite the fact that they sleeve 7-year-old Mowgli delicately, their hits are hard for Mowgli. A story so centered…

Do you really know what is in the meat that we eat? Eric Schlosser has written a book on the process of meat packing plants that begs the question (Fast Food Nation). His work bears a remarkable similarity to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle written almost one hundred years ago. Schlosser wrote his book from a different approach but contains shocking information of how our meat is still processed today. He is rightly known as the Upton Sinclair of today. Schlosser went on a meat packing tour and…

While all of these writings are different in style, theme, and plot, they do contain a very similar aspect of failure and destiny. “The Beast in the Jungle” is a story of a missed opportunity on the part of Marcher. Marcher seems to suffer from feelings of inadequacy. He lacks passion, the ability to live life fully. His life is routine, rather dull, offering him no surprises. He is more of a spectator of life, including his own. This makes him almost entirely passive. He does not shape his own…

The Jungle Antanas Rudkus- Jurgis’s and Ona’s oldest son. Very much loved and cared for, by his family. Antanas, just as his father was portrayed as a strong, well-built boy. Unfortunately, after Ona’s death while Jurgis was at work, he drowned in a puddle of mud. Ultimately ending the little hope Jurgis had left. Dede Antanas Rudkus- Jurgis father described as a proud, hardworking old man. Determined to find a job, because he believes he should still be able to contribute to the family.…

Following the end of the Gilded Age, various ample corporations would Through the various events in the novel, The Jungle starts en medias res, during the ceremony of Jurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukoszaite’s wedding. As immigrants from Lithuania, their culture invites the people to a veselija, where one could come in, eating and drinking as much as one would like, leaving money so one could cover the cost. Due to the fact that the ceremony was in Packingtown, Chicago, several guests left no money at…

Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" was created/written in 1894 along with the Jungle Book, a collection of children's stories set in India that Kipling wrote while living in India . The story is an ageless classic also an all-time favourite. The tale of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a brave and daring mongoose, and his battle against the evil cobras (Nag and Nagaina) "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a story that portrays in the simplest of terms the victory of good over bad. The current trend in children's…

The Damaged Truth behind a Performance Animal’s For decades, circus’ have been very entertaining to people, but no one knows what goes on behind the curtains. There is a wide range of species in the performance industry, but very few understand how they are treated. Zoos and circus’ all have animals that are treated alike, or some might be worse. Both of the industries have the animals stuck in cages, barely fed enough, and unable to have the social life they are meant to have. There are some…

loaf around, in a place where the thermometer might be twenty degrees below zero… there were weeks at a time when Jurgis went home after such a day as this with no more than two hours’ work to his credit- which meant about thirty-five cents” (The Jungle, pg 72) This passage is significant because it emphasizes the horrendous working environment within the stock houses. All of the workers were required to be there at a certain time, and if they were even a minute late they had a chance at losing…

I step out of my car, and onto the gravel parking lot. Looking around, I notice the eager children frantically pulling at their parent’s hands as they walk into the pumpkin patch. Almost immediately a nostalgic sense of happiness sets in. That warm fuzzy feeling inside my stomach is impossible to ignore at this point as the memories of my childhood flood in. This feeling remains constant throughout October, November and December but it is strongest in October. Something about pumpkin patches…

Terk, short for Terkina, is Tarzan's best friend. She is a feisty, tomboyish ape. Many people mistake her as a male character because she is louder, assertive, and strong, which is something that society connects to the male gender. Because individuals are used to female characters being like Jane, people end up trying to conform Terk to the gender expectation of a female. It is interesting how many people may view Terk as being a male character because there are multiple indications in the…