The Jungle Book 2

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…

“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” Argumentative Essay In the short story, “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, the theme is clearly good versus evil. The snakes Nag and Nagaina represent the evil in this theme. They show atrociousness and selfishness by trying to kill the the nice family to gain control of the whole garden. Most of the story is about the conflict between Rikki and the two snakes. Throughout the story I thought of certain traits for the characters. I feel that Nagaina is very threatening…

The theme 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…

between two opponents; this particular tactic is not utilized nearly as heavily in the Iliad. One of the other direct references to Homer made by Vergil, which takes place in Book 6, is also clearly propaganda: Aeneas descends into the Underworld in order to find his deceased father, Anchises. This scene is reminiscent of Book 11 of Homer’s Odyssey, where Odysseus travels to the Underworld and meets his Achaean comrades: Agamemnon, Achilles, and Ajax. Said reminiscence is evident to the point…

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…

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.…