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    Rikki Tavi Theme Analysis

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    triumphs evil is the theme since the mongoose is good and wins while the cobras are wicked and dies. I know you could say the theme is face your fears, but I can prove you wrong. I know the theme of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is good triumphs over evil. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a wonderful character to represent good in the theme good triumphs over evil. One example of this theme is when Rikki-Tikki saved the family and killed the male cobra, because now he has no problems. Another…

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    they were saving themselves from the cobra. There are twenty people in this game but the main characters of the story is a Colonial Official and his wife, the Colonel, the Americans, and Mr. Wynnes. The setting is in India during a dinner party. In the beginning there was a spirited discussion that springed up between a girl and the Colonel. The colonel said that “A woman’s unfailing reaction in any…

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    Like, “when, out of the corner of his eye, he sees the cobra emerge and make for the bowl of milk. Screams ring out as he jumps to slam the veranda doors safely shut” (Gardner9). The story takes place in India at a dinner party in the early 1900’s. The characters in the story are, The American naturalist which is the one who knew that there was a cobra in the room and made up the game to keep the guests from getting bitten by the cobra. The colonial officer (Mr.…

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    written by Rudyard Kipling, altho similar have certain differences. In the movie and the book Rikki Tikki Tavi is washed out of his home during a flood. He is found by a family and warmed up. Rikki Tikki Tavi soon learns of the two formidable king cobras in the garden. The movie and the book have similarities between the characters, the setting, and the conflict. One aspect of similarities between the movie and the book is the characters. From the movie Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is the protagonist, and…

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    Tikki Bungalowing

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    mongoose, Rikki-tikki-tavi. A mongoose is like a cat in the body, but like a weasel in the head. A mongoose is an extremely curious creature, one who wants to know about everything. A mongoose’s greatest enemy is the cobra. The cobra is a vicious creature, wishing to do harm. Mongooses and cobras, being natural enemies, will fight each other ferociously. Narrowed down to a few reasons, Rikki-tikki-tavi has a right to be proud of himself in this story because he saved…

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    The American’s Perspective I was invited to a dinner party in india, by a colonial official. I am a naturalist american, i study in wildlife expert and i am a biologist. I was invited to a dinner party in india. When i arrive at the house it was a big house. When i pulled into the driveway, the first time i was the house, my jaw dropped. After that we pulled up to the house somebody comed up and opened up the door for me, and showed me inside. It turns out i was not the only guest there was 19…

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    Two evil cobras named Nag and Nagaina are the antagonists in the story. These snakes target animals that live in the garden outside a young boy named Teddy’s bungalow. Rikki-Tikki has a feud with the cobras Nag and Nagaina. Another similar character is the tailorbird, Darzee, and his wife. There are many things that are similar to the characters in Rikki-Tikki…

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    Rikki Tavi

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    is the subject of the story. So, the obvious theme for the small story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling is good versus evil. This is the theme because Rikki, the mongoose and the protagonist, is good as an angel. While Nag and Nagina, the king cobras in this short story and the antagonists, are as evil as the devil. Now I can see where some people might think courage and fear is the theme. It makes more sense to use good versus evil because the main characters possess both good and evil…

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    Rikki-Tikki-Tavi “Run and find out” is the motto of the mongoose. Mongoose are one of very few species that can fight a cobra and win. Cobras are rarely in danger because they are great fighters with their venomous fangs and fast strikes. The story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is mainly about a mongoose taking on the responsibility to kill 2 deadly black cobras. The book is written by Rudyard Kipling. The book and movie of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi have many similarities, such as the characters, the setting, and…

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    purpose. Theme is what gives a story meaning and impacts the reader, bringing about a better understanding of the story. In the theme, the protagonist of this story, Rikki-tikki, is the example of good. The antagonists of this story is the gruesome cobra family who represent the idea of evil. Although the idea, if you do something bad to someone else it will come back to haunt you, is also in the story, clearly the main theme is good versus evil. The author does a great…

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