I was inspired, feeling that my own survival instincts were no different from the animals of Kipling's poem. Being a mother, I understand survival of the fittest. We have no choice - basic instinct is still alive and well in women. Survival in the concrete jungle is just as dangerous as that in the living Jungle. These instincts remain constant whether it be mating with the strongest male for a better

In the last stanza, Kipling makes his point; that any female will succumb to basic survival instinct. He recognizes that the "weaker sex", in reality, is the deadlier whether they are women or bears, cobras or squaws.

In this text, Kipling reveals a great respect for the female of any species, yet his focus is on women. "Unprovoked and awful charges - even the she-bear fights, Speech that drips, corrodes, and poisons - even the Cobra bites..." Here Kipling uses a powerful analogy showing how a woman can manifest the ferocity of the bear and cobra when her young are threatened. He reinforces this with "Scientific vivisection of one nerve till it is raw"

"And the victim writhes in anguish - like the Jesuit with the squaw!" Women do not necessarily need to be physical to be dangerous.

'm not doing anything wrong just succumbing to basic survival instincts. Between society's expectations and the fight for equality, it is very confusing so I followed what nature intended. I remarried and have

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Approximate Word count = 675
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)