Mowgli

Mowgli, the boy-hero who strays away from a village in India when he is a very small child. He is pursued by Shere Khan, the tiger, but escapes when the beast misses a leap at the boy. Mowgli is reared by Mother Wolf with her own cubs and becomes a member of the jungle wolf pack. He has many adventures among the jungle animals, but when he is about seventeen years old, he realizes that he must return to the Manpack to stay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shere Khan

Shere Khan, the tiger who pursues Mowgli when he is first lost in the jungle. Shere Khan shocks the other animals when he announces that he has killed a man from choice and not for food. Then follows the story of how the tiger first killed Man and was condemned to wear stripes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mother Wolf and Father Wolf

Mother Wolf and Father Wolf, who find Mowgli, give him his name, and rear him with their own cubs in the jungle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baloo

Baloo, the bear who becomes Mowgli’s teacher and instructs him in jungle lore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bagheera

Bagheera, the black panther who speaks for Mowgli’s acceptance into the wolf pack and advises Mowgli to get fire to protect himself against his enemies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Akela

Akela, the leader of the wolf pack and Mowgli’s friend in many adventures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bandar-Log

The Bandar-Log, the monkey people, who are despised by the other jungle dwellers. They carry Mowgli off when he climbs a tree and tries to make friends with them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaa

In the movie, he is credited as a villain, but in the Year 4 comic book, he is viewed as a good character, as he rescues Mowgli from the Bandar-Log despite appearing callous to almost every other character.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFERENCE

 

"Characters Discussed" Great Characters in Literature Ed. A. J. Sobczak and Frank N. Magill. eNotes.com, Inc. 1998 eNotes.com23 May, 2015 <http://www.enotes.com/topics/jungle-books#characters-characters-discussed>