This book was published in 1923 and was written by Felix Salten. This novel follows the story of Bambi, a young male deer born in a thicket who learns about the surrounding world and is exposed to hard life experiences that shape him and motivate him to continue on his journey through the world. The Original Bambi is a beautifully written story with great alliteration and a very interesting way of depicting anthropomorphic animals. The characters in this story are vast and range from magpies to squirrels, and even leaves on a tree having a conversation. There are such complexities woven throughout the scene, and yet the story does not drag or go on too long, but rather efficiently describes the scene and immerses the readers into the story. This story also touches on the circle of life and how all things must come to an end, but also how elements are bound to repeat themselves. This is evident towards the end of the book when an old and wise Bambi meets two young fawns who remind him of his cousin Faline and the other fawn of himself. While reading this story, I felt blissful ignorance of future events, just as young Bambi does, but also a sense of dreadĀ as I understood the overarching story and the negatives of the cruel world. All the animals are painted with such depth that the reader is enriched with complex archetypes and human-like actions of the animals. The humans in this story are described in a way I have never seen. The fearfulness of animals around humans is shown greatly, as humans are described as being cold, pale, and almost monster-like. It is the humans in this story that push the narrative of destruction and persecution. In a sense, the animal kingdom is at stable peace, with the world order being very clear. It isn’t until the introduction of humans that relationships become messy, and the animal kingdom is thrown into turmoil and chaos.