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A review by jaka_racman
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Žal je hitro šla od "Ohhhhh, moje srce!" do "Dolgčas je moje stalno agregatno stanje." Malo zato, ker Mowglija po tretji ali četrti zgodbi ni več na spregled, malo pa zaradi moje pomotoma odkrite antisemitistične, rasistične in mazohistične osebne zgodovine avtorja. Ah ja.
"What is it? What is it?" he said. "I do not wish to leave the jungle and I do not know what this is. Am I dying, Bagheera?"
"No, Little Brother. This is only tears such as men use," said Bagheera. "Now I know thou art a man, and a man's cub no longer. The jungle is shut indeed to thee henceforward. Let them fall, Mowgli. They are only tears."
"Ye have told me so often to-night that I am a man (and indeed I would have been a wolf with you to my life's end) that I feel your words are true. So I do not call ye my brothers anymore, but 'sag' (dogs), as a man should."
"What is it? What is it?" he said. "I do not wish to leave the jungle and I do not know what this is. Am I dying, Bagheera?"
"No, Little Brother. This is only tears such as men use," said Bagheera. "Now I know thou art a man, and a man's cub no longer. The jungle is shut indeed to thee henceforward. Let them fall, Mowgli. They are only tears."
"Ye have told me so often to-night that I am a man (and indeed I would have been a wolf with you to my life's end) that I feel your words are true. So I do not call ye my brothers anymore, but 'sag' (dogs), as a man should."