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Disney is well known for its Broadway
style songs and its lyrics which often show the
relationship between two characters. In the case of
Mowgli and Baloo, the “Bare Necessities’ illustrates
the two character’s comradery with one another,
and Baloo's easy-going lifestyle. The relationship
between Mowgli and Baloo is important to me
because | always believed the bond that Mowgli
and Baloo share is the same bond that a father
shares with his son, a bond that | have with my
own father, whether we go on fishing trips for the
weekend or watch wrestling on Friday nights.
The relationship that a father shares with his son
is unmeasurable and cannot be broken. Just like
how Baloo is always teaching Mowgli about the
rules of the jungle, my dad will be always teaching
me the rules of being an adult and what it takes to
live on my own. Even though most father figures
want their sons to grow up and be successful men,
there is a still a small part of them that wants them
to keep their little boy.

Throughout the movie Baloo takes Mowgli
under his wing and shows him the way to live in
the jungle. The more Baloo shares his world with
Mowgli, the more protective Baloo becomes of
Mowgli. In a case were Baloo hides Mowgli from
his friend Bagherra; Baloo not only hides Mowgli
just to keep him in the jungle, but he also does not
want Mowgli to become his greatest fear. Baloo
was Shielding and protecting Mowgli the same way
my dad was protecting/shielding me because he
was scared that the people | hung out with would
have a bad influence on me. Whether it is staying
out way pass my curfew or hanging out with friends
without telling my parents first, my dad is always
watching what | do to make sure | make the right
decisions.

Although Baloo tries to teach Mowgli what are the
right and wrong decisions to make, there are some
decisions, however that are out of his control.

Every young boy eventually needs to grow
up and become a man, whether his father is ready
or not. Just like how Baloo had to accept Mowgli’s
decision of leaving the jungle to live in the “man
village.” Although Baloo will miss having Mowgli
around, he realizes that in order for Mowgli to fully
grow up he needs to be with his own kind. Baloo also
realizes that Mowgli leaving the jungle represents
the change that Mowgli had on Baloo in the end.
Baloo has changed from being the “bum of the
jungle” and now transformed into a caring father
figure that cannot even imagine his life without
Mowgli. Now Baloo is able to accept change and
grow with the world around him. It is this realization
of change that my own father had to face when it
came to me travelling to Ottawa, Ontario on my
own for the first time. It would have been the first
time | would go on cross country journey by myself
without my parents with me, and although my dad
was reluctant at first, he eventually realized that |
had reached a certain age in my life where | would
have to go and experience life without him.

At the age of eighteen, | can _ finally
understand the mature messages implied in the
Jungle Book. As a young child | would have missed
the effect of having a good father-son relationship
it can to help guide him in the right direction along
with the importance of experiencing life on your
own and finding your own path to take.

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