Rikki Vs Snake Analysis

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The central conflict in this story is Rikki vs. snakes. Rikki fights snakes throughout the entire story. Rikki kills Karait a snake, who calls himself death. When Rikki hears Nag and Nagaina plotting and planning to kill Teddy and his parents, Rikki becomes their defense. Rikki protects them from harm. Rikki kills Nag, and soon after Nagaina. Rikki fights the snakes because "all a grown mongoose's business in life is to fight and eat snakes." (pg. 9) For these reasons, I believe the central conflict is Rikki vs.

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