The screenplay follows the classic "Hero’s Journey" structure, centered on Mowgli, a "man-cub" raised by the Seeonee wolf pack under the protection of Bagheera the black panther.
“I am Mowgli. And I am not afraid.”
Raksha (Mother Wolf): "Tell him, Akela. Tell him he can stay." Akela: "The boy has used a trick. A tool of man. Is this the wolf you want in your pack?" Shere Khan: "He will bring the Red Flower to us. You know it. I smell the future on his skin." The Jungle Book 2016 Script