How Does Rikki Tikley Show Courage

Omar N.Bradley said,” Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death”.This quote demonstrates that bravery comes within. Rikki had bravery to fight his enemies and beat them.The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is people find courage they didn't know they had when standing up for those they love.

Rikki Tikki is a courageous and inspiring character in this story.Rikki jumped on to nag back and fought him (para 58-59).The character trait is that Rikki is not afraid to battle.This helps my thesis because he fought Nag to save the family and that means he loves them and when he won he got courage when he beat Nag. However wise and old they may be, care to follow a cobra into its hole.The evidence demonstrates the character trait because he goes in the nest even when he knows that he could die, but he has courage.This helps my thesis because he got the courage to go in the nest and fight Nagaina there. In this story, Rikki Tikki is a courageous and …show more content…
Nagaina, another character in the story is wicked and mean.She had crept up behind him as he was talking, to make an end of him; and he heard her savage hiss as the stroke missed (para 29).This demonstrates the character trait because Nagaina tried killing Rikki and that proves she is wicked.This helps my thesis because Nagaina is different than Rikki because she is evil and wants to kill everyone and have the garden to herself, but Rikki is courages and wants to be in peace. Nagaina was coiled up on the matting by Teddy’s chair, within easy striking distance of Teddy’s bare leg, and she was swaying to and fro, singing a song of triumph (para 83).This demonstrates the character trait because Nagaina is mean and she is trying to kill Teddy because he dad killed Nag.This proves the thesis because Nagaina got the courage to kill Teddy and his family because the big man shot Nag.Another character knows as Nagaina is wicked and mean in the