4. next, consider this example: throughout the story, akela’s words and actions show him to be an honorable leader who upholds the law of the jungle as best he can. he also knows that the law of the jungle states that when he cannot bring down his buck, the other wolves must kill him and choose another leader. however, when the council meets and mowgli masters the wolves, the narrator says: akela, the grim old wolf who had never asked for mercy in his life, gave one piteous look at mowgli… is akela appealing to mowgli’s respect for the law or his sense of compassion? support your answer with evidence from the text.

story: the jungle book