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Rikki Tavi Argumentative Essay

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“Rikki-tikki-tavi” Argumentative Essay

The theme is a central idea we gather from a story after reading the text. Rudyard Kipling obviously states in the story, “Rikki-tikki-tavi” that the theme is “don’t be selfish because it will come back and haunt you”. As Nagaina is egotistical, therefore ruins the respect of others, while Rikki-tikki shows no greediness by demonstrating kindness to others. The actions and dialogue that Kipling put in the story helps validate that my theme for this story is true. The author provides a plethora of information for this theme to be equitable. Even though being self-centered is the essential moral, another theme could possibly be “size doesn’t matter”. Rikki-tikki-tavi was noble because he helped …show more content…

Which shows that she is extremely selfish. Nagaina wants to kill the animals so that her twenty-five baby cobra snakes may have room to meander, just like viruses around the world. However, I say she isn’t too smart because what are those twenty-seven snakes going to devour for survival? This is including the full grown cobras. If they chase off all the animals they will surely die. Selfishly, she puts Nag into the skirmishes because she is apprehensive and doesn’t want any damage to come to her. Then come out and tell me, and we will hunt for Rikki-tikki together.” Nagaina spoke. As this demonstrates Nagaina wanting Nag to kill all of the people to make sure that it is safe for her to come out of hiding so she doesn't get killed. She wants Nag and herself to be the king and queen of the garden. Part of the self-centeredness comes from Nag too, but mostly from Nagaina. Nag says “Look, and be afraid!”, because he wants others to know that he is in charge, in addition, deep down he is fearful and frightened, just as if the stars were hidden from the clouds at night. This is how I know that Nag and Nagaina are greedy and extremely

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