“Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear, but finding a way through it.” Mongoose are animals who are trained from birth to kill and eat snakes. If mongoose eat a lot of food, it makes them slower. When mongoose become angry, their eyes turn blood red. To kill snakes, mongoose must be able to bite them directly on the back of the head. The story and the movie, Rikki-tikki-tavi has much to compare and contrast. There are many similarities and differences in the characters, setting, and conflict for both the story and the movie, Rikki-tikki-tavi. Characters in the story and movie have many similarities and differences. “They gave him a piece of raw meat.” (Kipling 144) The story states that Teddy’s family gave
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“through the bathrooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.” (Kipling 143) In the movie, the narrator points out that Rikki and his family live in India.(movie) The story says that Rikki lives in Segowlee, but in the movie the narrator said he lived in India. “ They gave him a little piece of raw meat. Rikki-tikki liked it immensely, and when it was finished, he went out into the veranda and sat in the sunshine and fluffed up his fur to make it dry to the roots.” (Kipling 144) After Teddy and his family give Rikki the banana, Rikki is curious and goes into the bathtub with Teddy.(movie) In the story, Rikki goes outside to see what the house is like, but in the movie after he eats he goes to the bathtub. “ Early in the morning, Rikki-tikki came to early breakfast in the veranda riding on Teddy's shoulder,”(Kipling 145) In the movie, Rikki goes to the veranda to eat breakfast.(movie) Rikki goes to the veranda to eat breakfast in both the movie and the story. “It was a large garden, only half cultivated, with bushes, as big as summer houses, of Marshal Niel roses;” (Kipling 145) In the movie, there is also a large garden outside of Teddy’s home.(movie) In both the movie and the story, there is a large garden outside of Teddy’s house. In both the story and the movie, the setting is the veranda and the garden, but in the book Rikki lives in Segowlee and in the movie he lives in …show more content…
“he would have known that then was the time to break her back with one bite; but he was afraid of the terrible lashing return stroke of the cobra.”(Kipling 146) In the story, Rikki’s external conflict is that he’s scared of Nag and Nagaina’s bite. In the movie, Rikki’s external conflict is that if he wants to kill Nag and Nagaina he has to be able to bite them directly on the back of their head.(movie) “" When there were no people in the bungalow, did we have any mongoose in the garden?”(Kipling 150) In the movie Rikki’s internal conflict was that if he wasn’t able to kill Nag and Nagaina, Teddy and his family would be killed.(movie) In both the movie and the story, Rikki’s internal conflict is trying to save his new family. If he is not able to kill Nag and Nagaina, Teddy and his parents will have to die. Therefore, Rikki has to make a quick decision as to whether or not he should kill them at that moment or wait. Rikki’s conflicts have many similarities and
“through the bathrooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.” (Kipling 143) In the movie, the narrator points out that Rikki and his family live in India.(movie) The story says that Rikki lives in Segowlee, but in the movie the narrator said he lived in India. “ They gave him a little piece of raw meat. Rikki-tikki liked it immensely, and when it was finished, he went out into the veranda and sat in the sunshine and fluffed up his fur to make it dry to the roots.” (Kipling 144) After Teddy and his family give Rikki the banana, Rikki is curious and goes into the bathtub with Teddy.(movie) In the story, Rikki goes outside to see what the house is like, but in the movie after he eats he goes to the bathtub. “ Early in the morning, Rikki-tikki came to early breakfast in the veranda riding on Teddy's shoulder,”(Kipling 145) In the movie, Rikki goes to the veranda to eat breakfast.(movie) Rikki goes to the veranda to eat breakfast in both the movie and the story. “It was a large garden, only half cultivated, with bushes, as big as summer houses, of Marshal Niel roses;” (Kipling 145) In the movie, there is also a large garden outside of Teddy’s home.(movie) In both the movie and the story, there is a large garden outside of Teddy’s house. In both the story and the movie, the setting is the veranda and the garden, but in the book Rikki lives in Segowlee and in the movie he lives in …show more content…
“he would have known that then was the time to break her back with one bite; but he was afraid of the terrible lashing return stroke of the cobra.”(Kipling 146) In the story, Rikki’s external conflict is that he’s scared of Nag and Nagaina’s bite. In the movie, Rikki’s external conflict is that if he wants to kill Nag and Nagaina he has to be able to bite them directly on the back of their head.(movie) “" When there were no people in the bungalow, did we have any mongoose in the garden?”(Kipling 150) In the movie Rikki’s internal conflict was that if he wasn’t able to kill Nag and Nagaina, Teddy and his family would be killed.(movie) In both the movie and the story, Rikki’s internal conflict is trying to save his new family. If he is not able to kill Nag and Nagaina, Teddy and his parents will have to die. Therefore, Rikki has to make a quick decision as to whether or not he should kill them at that moment or wait. Rikki’s conflicts have many similarities and