User blog comment:BeholderofStuff/Pure Evil Proposal: Shere Khan (2016 Film Novelization)/@comment-31631740-20190719015616

In my opinion, the novelisation can define him as pure evil. In the film version, I really don't necessarily see him as pure evil. I know you're talking about the novelization but let me express my thoughts and please no haters, thank you. He does seem to have some respect for the water truce by not attacking the other animals and he was actually sharing his food with the pups. When Raksha tells the pups to come her, Shere Khan blocks one of them with his giant paw. Obviously, that's his way of taunting her. Believe me, I screamed in the theatre when he did that.