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What helps characters in the missions they go on?The characters in the stories have to be determined to complete the mission.In the stories Rikki-tikki-tavi and New directions the antagonists have a mission the drive to complete. In the story Rikki-tikki-tavi Rikki´s problem was to rid the garden of the 2 snakes nag and nagaina.In the story Rikki was determind when going aginst nag.Here is a quote from the story to prove my claim ¨Now if I kill him here,nagaina will know,and if I fight him…

“Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling: Argumentative Essay In every short story, there is always a theme. Theme is the central message in a literary work. A theme can usually be expressed as a generalization, or a general statement, about humans beings or about life. In “Rikki-tikki-tavi”, I chose the theme good versus evil. Rikki as you know, is the superb character who tries to protect Teddy, Teddy’s family, and the garden birds Darzee and his wife from the family of snakes. The antagonists…

As Norman Schwarzkopf once said, “True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.” “Angry as he was, Rikki-tikki was frightened as he saw the size of the big cobra.” “Rikki-tikki held on with his eyes shut, for now he was quite sure he was dead; but the head did not move, and the big man picked him up and said: “It’s the mongoose again, Alice; the little chap has saved our lives now.” Do you have the courage to stand up for someone? For this…

Vergil continues to describe the image “the mother wolf stretched out in the green grotto of Mars, twin boys at her dugs.” (8.617-619) Here, he alludes to the legendary, oft-admired founder of Rome, Romulus, and his brother Remus, who were, as the quote describes, allegedly abandoned and cared for by a wolf. Although he does not specifically use their names, it is important to note that the phrase “twin boys” would most likely immediately evoke this specific myth in the minds of his audience -…

What is the theme of “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?” Well, first of all, what is theme? Theme is the main argument or subject matter of a piece of text. This matter of text is about Rikki-Tikki and Nagaina. The wordsmith, Rudyard Kipling, made the short story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” be about the theme “Evil is punished and good is rewarded.” The topic is “Evil is punished and good is rewarded” because in the decreasing action, the antagonist, Nagaina, is punished with death. The protagonist, Rikki-Tikki, lives…

I step out of my car, and onto the gravel parking lot. Looking around, I notice the eager children frantically pulling at their parent’s hands as they walk into the pumpkin patch. Almost immediately a nostalgic sense of happiness sets in. That warm fuzzy feeling inside my stomach is impossible to ignore at this point as the memories of my childhood flood in. This feeling remains constant throughout October, November and December but it is strongest in October. Something about pumpkin patches…

Love, Bravery these are all things that are in this text. In the story Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling the theme is love can make people brave. Throughout the story they show love and bravery. Can you all relate to this because I can. Rikki Tikki is a brave little mongoose in the story. In the text it states, “Then he jumped. His head was lying a little clear of the water jar under the curve of it his teeth just met.” (para.58) This shows the character trait bravery because he…

Every story has a theme, or a central idea. The theme of the book,“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, is “Good triumphs over evil.” In this case, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, who represents good, defeats the cobras, who represent evil. Rikki, the mongoose, and the garden animals triumphed over Karait, a venomous, yet small, snake, and Nag and Nagaina, the king cobras. Another possible theme of this short story is “Knowledge can help us prepare for the future.” I am certain I can prove this inaccurate.…

“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet!”- Jhumpa Lahiri, September 2003. Welcome to this podcast! Today’s podcast will prove everyone that believes the movie narrated by Orson Wells, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is more effective than the novel written by Rudyard Kipling. “This is the story of the great war that Rikki-Tikki-Tavi fought single-handed,” For long now the book Rikki-Tikki-Tavi has always been more desirable than the movie. Most people would think that the…

In a story in India there was a mongoose who was brave and curious. There was also Nagina which was scared and evil. The theme of the story is to protect your family. First of all,Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the mongoose lives with his adopted family in a bungalow and is going to fight a snake. He is very curious in the story it states ,“If Teddy doesn’t pick him up by the tail or try to put him in a cage he’ll run in and out of the house all day long.’’(Kipling 3)This is showing how if they do not…