Heroes And Vigilante Comparison

While heroes and vigilantes may be very similar, there is a difference between the two titles. A hero is someone who shows great courage and is admired for their brave acts, while a vigilante is someone who appoints themselves law-enforcer and protector of their community, and they can be a hero while carrying out their duties. Rikki-tikki is a vigilante because he appoints himself protector of the garden, enforces law and order in the garden by killing the snakes, and is a hero while carrying out his duties. One characteristic of a vigilante is appointing themselves protector of their community, and Rikki-tikki appoints himself protector of the garden and the family, which is his community. On page 126, Rikki-tikki knows that “all a grown mongoose’s business in life was to fight and eat snakes” (Kipling 126). This shows that Rikki-tikki is appointing himself protector of his community because he is assigning himself the task …show more content…
A hero is someone who is admired for their acts of courage and bravery. Rikki-tikki accomplishes many feats of bravery and courage, like on page 130, Rikki-tikki jumps on Nag’s back and attempts to kill him, even though he knows he may be killed. He knows he may be “shaken to pieces” but he closes “his jaws tighter and tighter...preferred to be found with his teeth locked” (Kipling 130). This shows that Rikki-tikki can be a hero while being a vigilante because he is very brave in killing Nag and keeps trying even when he thinks he is going to die. Rikki-tikki is also very admired for his feats because on page 130, Darzee is singing about how Rikki-tikki killed Nag, and even calls Rikki-tikki “the great, and beautiful Rikki-tikki…”(Kipling 130). This shows that Rikki-tikki can be a hero while being a vigilante because he is admired by many for his acts of courage and bravery, and that is part of the definition of a