The responsibility he feels is expressed when he says that “If it be left here, it will assuredly kill men…. The fault was mine.”As a result of this responsibility he experiences guilt over the six deaths that are the consequence of his carelessness (241, 242). He sees the men as foolish but also feelings an inherent kinship with them and pities their obsession with the ankus (242). He then takes this responsibility a step farther and returns the ankus to the White Hood, an animal that attempted to kill him and mocked him. When Mowgli takes this initiative it shows that he has matured and placed the ankus’s possible future victims over his own pride. In this story Mowgli has also gained power within the hierarchy after calling upon Hathi, causing him to have a level of responsibility for the Jungle People as well. These events highlight distinct emotional growth in Mowgli because he has growth in empathy for others and sees it as his duty to keep both humans and animals from harming themselves with unwise
The responsibility he feels is expressed when he says that “If it be left here, it will assuredly kill men…. The fault was mine.”As a result of this responsibility he experiences guilt over the six deaths that are the consequence of his carelessness (241, 242). He sees the men as foolish but also feelings an inherent kinship with them and pities their obsession with the ankus (242). He then takes this responsibility a step farther and returns the ankus to the White Hood, an animal that attempted to kill him and mocked him. When Mowgli takes this initiative it shows that he has matured and placed the ankus’s possible future victims over his own pride. In this story Mowgli has also gained power within the hierarchy after calling upon Hathi, causing him to have a level of responsibility for the Jungle People as well. These events highlight distinct emotional growth in Mowgli because he has growth in empathy for others and sees it as his duty to keep both humans and animals from harming themselves with unwise