The Asphalt Jungle

Have you ever wondered if the character Mowgli of the Jungle Book written by Rudyard Kipling was actually true? Yes, it is true to some extent, except the whole thing of having a talking bear as your friend. However, in the 1800's such a thing happened a boy called "Victor" had been found wandering in the woods near Aveyron, France. He was taken in and placed in the French school of the deaf. Consultant Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard tried to rehabilitate this "wild child". He was able to teach him the…

The short story, “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” by Rudyard Kipling focuses on a brave and curious mongoose named RIkki-Tikki whose main purpose is helping and saving his family. Meanwhile a wicked cobra named Nagaina wants to overrun the bungalow for her, her husband, and her children. Both characters show passionate personalities and traits toward saving their families. For example, Rikki-Tikki was brave to even fight all three snakes to keep his family safe. “Rikki-Tikki held on with his eyes shut,…

I would consider the show Family Guy to be one of the popular shows viewed by most children. I watched an episode of Family Guy called Dog Bites Bear. During this episode, Stewie (the baby)’s teddy bear gets torn apart by Brian (the dog). Stewie wakes up after a long night of watching movies with his teddy bear. He walks into the living room only to see Brian passed out drunk and that his teddy bear was torn into shreds. Stewie gets upset and starts violently punching Brian for haven killed his…

My character, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, is from a short story called Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, by Rudyard Kipling which is about a mongoose, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, who is trying to protect his family from the evil snakes, Nag, and Nagania. Throughout the story he proves himself to be a brave, smart, fast mongoose. `Throughout the story, Rikki shows great bravery. The part that shows his bravery the best is when Rikki goes into the cobra hole with nag. Rikki “Plunged into the rat hole where she and nag used to…

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” (Thomas Paine) Though this quote refers to men, sometimes bravery can be found in animals as well. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is that courage comes from loyalty to the people you care about. Rikki Tikki is a brave and inquisitive character in the story. Even though he’s a mongoose, Rikki Tikki is courageous and loyal to those he cares about, which is shown…

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi The short story, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling is about a mongoose that protects his family from cobra’s. Two cobra’s try to kill Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and his family. Rikki and Nagaina both are protective and vicious. They both try to kill each and protect their families from each other. In the story Rikki-Tikki shows human qualities also Nagiana. First, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a brave and protective mongoose who protects his family from harm. For example, “ she plunged…

Rikki-tikki-tavi The short story, “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, is a story about a brave mongoose and an intelligent snake that both try to protect their families. Both Nagaina and Rikki are brave and determine when it comes to protecting their families. ing intelligent because she knows if she can get rid of the humans she will also get rid of Rikki. She also knows that if she can get rid of all of them she can safely raise her young ones in the bungalow. The other human trait…

Rudyard Kipling’s “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” is a short story from his The Jungle Book collection that tells the tale of a young mongoose adopted into a family of mother, father, and son Teddy. The mongoose, the titular character, is kept about the house in order to ward off or kill snakes that may harm the family. As the story develops, Rikki becomes increasingly human-like. Eventually, the denouement arrives as Rikki kills the two cobras that had become the central threat in the story. Both the…

In the story, "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" , by Rudyard Kipling, both the mongoose and the, Rikki-Tikki, and the cobra Nagaina, acted bravely. A careful analysis of each person's motivation will reveal that Rikki was more courageous then Nagaina. Nagaina acted bravely in two ways. First she had enough courage to actually go up to the mongoose and try to attack him. She snuck up behind him and as Nag was talking to him she jumped. She could've died by doing so. Mongoose's can kill. Next, she went up to…

The story of Rikki Tikki Tavi helps readers to understand the basis of good and evil. Rikki Tikki, a mongoose living with a family in India, forms a rivalry with a pair of snakes who terrorize their garden. Some readers believe our main character and “hero” of the story to be the bad guy, despite what the story makes him out to seem. Despite these beliefs, however, I believe that Rikki is inherently good, and that what he did was with good intention. As explained, these readers believe that Nag…