The Jungle Book

“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.…

“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…

“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” is a short story written by Rudyard Kipling. It's about love, family, and a smart mongoose and a sneaky cobra that fights Rikki. First, Rikki has a lot of human characteristics like logic and valience. Rikki got mad after he heard Nagiana say, “ When there isn't anyone in the bungalow, did we have a mongoose in the garden.” Rikki has human intelligence to determine Nagiana's plan to kill his family that is human, and is very mad. His anger want to kill them both, Nag and…

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a short story by Rudyard Kipling that shows a struggle between a confident and brave mongoose named Rikki Tikki and an intelligent and savage cobra named Nagiana. The theme of the story is the importance of protecting your family. First Rikki Tikki is a wise and brave mongoose that has human qualities. For example, “ Rikki knew better to waste time in starring. He jumped up in the air as high as he could” (Kipling 9). This proves that Rikki is wise…