bambi a life in the woods by felix salten

The movie's version of her death has also given birth to many fan theories about who her killer, Man, really was, with viewers attempting to tie Bambi to other Disney films by hypothesizing that Gaston of Beauty and the Beast or Judge Doom of Who Framed Roger Rabbit might have been guilty. Her death in the film, which occurs only partially offscreen, has become one of the most remembered moments in the movie, likely for the shock created by a main character dying around the middle of the film, with this shock only being amplified by the fact that the character in question is the loving mother to another character. Whereas she was referred to as a roe deer in Bambi: A Life in the Woods, her animated version was inspired by white-tailed and mule deer viewed by the animators in preparation for creating the film. Thus, she played a prominent role in the book's 1942 film adaptation, Bambi. She played an important, major role in the story during the first months of Bambi's life. They seem to have had a close relationship as, even after she was full grown, she continued to firmly believe that which her grandmother had taught her about the powers and abilities of Man.īambi's mother was created by Felix Salten for his 1922 novel, Bambi: A Life in the Woods to serve as the mother of titular character, Bambi. Either way, the two are good friends and seem to get along quite well.īambi's Great-Grandmother was Bambi's mother's grandmother. Unfortunately, she was killed by a hunter one winter when her son was still young.ĭepending on the source, Ena is either Bambi's mother's cousin or sister. She cared greatly for him and helped educate him about forest life when Bambi was a youngster. They conceived a son, who seems to have been born either on December 22 or sometime in March or April. The two eventually fell in love and mated. This doe was likely still young when she met a young buck who would one day become the Great Prince of the Forest. She was childhood friends with another doe named Mena. Ena is usually said to be her sister, though some sources say that Ena is actually her cousin.

It is not known if her parents died when she was young or if her grandmother was just active in her upbringing.

She seemed to have spent a portion of her childhood with her grandmother. Little is known about this doe's background, even her name was birdie.

Bambi a life in the woods by felix salten