Jungle Book

Keegan Ruddy
Movies in class
The Jungle Book

Mowgli is training to be a wolf all his life, something that is clearly unobtainable(because he is a human). Nonetheless his child life attitude keeps him believing. His childlike faith keeps his belief that one day he will be a wold, maybe he understands he cannot have four legs and fur, but nonetheless he wants to be a wolf. Throughout the movie his childlike faith shows, his ability to read situations and characters for what they are, rather than what many adults who have experienced the world do. Many adults who become more cynical because of the difficulties of life. This can be seen in Baghira, he trains Mowgli because he knows of the dangers of the world. Baghira also wants Mowgli to go to the man village because he knows the jungle is too dangerous for him now. Mowgli's childlike faith proves to be the way of the jungle though. Similar to the Christian faith, where Christians are told by Christ to live life with a childlike faith. Mowgli exemplifies that throughout the Jungle Book. Giving the viewer numerous opportunities to see this faith of his, whether it is his blind trust in Baloo, his belief he can take on Shere Khan by himself, or his willingness to help the feared elephants. All these situations work out in Mowgli's favor and show Baghira that there is hope left in the jungle and life is not to be feared by lived and lived to the fullest. Mowgli teaches his teacher and shows him that this life is not to be feared but conquered by childlike faith.