Shere Khan is a character in the book The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. Shere Khan is a strong and powerful tiger that terrorizes the other animals in the jungle. His main problem is that he believes himself to be superior to other animals and does not respect the law of the jungle. By endangering the order of this environment, Shere Khan is vulnerable, as he is not appreciated by his fellow animals and thus is likely to be betrayed and left alone. Most likely, the author wants us to understand that being accepted and having people who care for you is much more important than being powerful or dominant.