The Jungle traces Jurgis ' journey from naïveté about the workings of capitalism to awareness of his position as an exploited worker and the workings of the capitalist machine. In the novel The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling uses the term to describe an actual set of legal codes used by wolves and other animals in the jungles of India. The Law of the Jungle lays down very clearly that any wolf may, when he marries, withdraw from the Pack he belongs to; but as soon as his cubs are old enough to stand on their feet he must bring them to the Pack Council. The Jungle Book. In Chapter Two of The Second Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling provides a poem, featuring the Law of the Jungle as known to the wolves, and as taught to their offspring. At first, Jurgis doesn't understand the discontent of other workers or the need for unions or workers' rights. (1.46) "The Jungle Book" is the English writer and poet Kipling's most famous work, noted for his rich use of metaphor and beautifully descriptive prose to recall a time in his life he spent amongst the wildlife of India's plush jungles—explore a few of the best quotes from this collection below. He gradually becomes aware of the injustices in the meatpacking plant, and joins the union, only to realize that the …