In The Jungle Books, Mowgli is a prime example of how education is the most important tool in society, and like any other tool, it can only be beneficial when used correctly. Mowgli shows that in order to survive in society, a child needs the education of his society and he needs it early on. A child needs to be educated about his society right away so that he may begin to thrive in his society. So it is Mowgli that proves that it is impossible to survive in any society without an appropriate education early in childhood.
             The education that Mowgli receives, and his use of it, is parallel to how a "civilized" education will help a child survive in society. Mowgli is taught all he needs to know in order to survive in the jungle. First off he learns the law of the jungle, which is like a child learning the rules of society. Before a child can speak he is being scolded, and taught what is acceptable and what is not acceptable in the society he lives in. Like a child told not to draw on the walls, or not to walk in the house with shoes on, Mowgli is taught what animals he is allowed to hunt, and in what areas. It could be said that the the word society should not be used to describe the jungle since the definition of society is "all the people; human beings living together as a group." However a further definition is "an organized community of animals or insects." (Taken from the World Book dictionary.) which clearly proves that the Jungle is its own society. Mowgli is taught what is and is not accepted in the jungle, his society. After he learns the law of the jungle he must learn the languages of the jungle, which is an extension on his education of living in the jungle. A child in society needs only to learn the language of his culture to survive and in most cases that is just one language. In Mowgli's case, however, he must learn the languages of all the animals since in his cultur...