Nature and law in “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling
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https://doi.org/10.21119/anamps.41.105-137Keywords:
nature and law, law and literature, “The jungle book”, estrangement, nonhuman subjects.Abstract
In this article the notions of nature and law that figure in Rudyard Kipling’s The jungle book are analyzed. Due to different opinions and historical events, the destabilization of the frontier that separated the natural and the social aspects in colonial India is explored. It also deals with the content and scope of the Rule of Law of the imperial centers in relation to the “nonhuman” subjects who inhabited the colonial territories. It is observed that, in The jungle book, the line that separates the social and the natural aspects is in constant movement. It is concluded that the destabilization of spaces and subjectivities invites reflection on the accommodation of strangers, nonhuman and dehumanized beings that inhabit our communities.Downloads
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