Profile Like other characters in the Milne's children books, Kanga is portrayed in an "impressionist" manner: a dominant trait is defined early and refined in a one-dimensional way. Kanga always stays motherly as the story unfolds, just like Tigger keeps being bouncy. The choice of animal assists in this unidimensional development of a character, with real-life female kangaroo protecting an offspring for months after birth literally within her body. Along with Rabbit, Eeyore, and Owl, Kanga is one of the four "staid" adult characters, in contrast to the adolescent Tigger (who still need a mother's firm hand, lent by Kanga), baby Roo, and somewhere-in-between Pooh and Piglet. Yarbrough considers her to be the only "adult" in the forest. Despite her staid appearance, however, Kanga fully participates in the nonsensical humor and physicality of the stories, Pooh is envious of her jumping.
Profile Like other characters in the Milne's children books, Kanga is portrayed in an "impressionist" manner: a dominant trait is defined early and refined in a one-dimensional w,ay. Kanga always stays motherly as the story unfolds, just like Tigger keeps being bouncy. The choice of animal assists in this unidimensional development of a character, with real-life female kangaroo protecting an offspring for months after birth literally within her body. Along with Rabbit, Eeyore, and Owl Kanga is one of the four "staid" adult characters, in contrast to the adolescent Tigger (who still need a mother's firm hand, lent by Kanga), baby Roo, and somewhere-in-between Pooh and Piglet. Yarbrough considers her to be the only "adult" in the forest. Despite her staid appearance, however, Kanga fully participates in the nonsensical humor and physicality of the stories, Pooh is envious of her jumping.