“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
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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
Rikki-tikki recognizes an almost hidden snake caused by it’s similar color of the ground that he hides upon. Dust snakes have as deadly of a bite as cobras and their small size comes as an advantage, allowing them to turn unexpectedly in any direction. The battle between the mongoose and snake is what begins the trust of Teddy’s father, and makes Rikki-tikki a savior in the family. This scene also leads to the death of the two other snakes, Nag and Nagaina by giving Rikki-tikki the confidence to battle the other snakes. Which allows the critters to feel safe at home.
This is stated after Rikki finds Nag. After the fright Rikki looks around more and then goes to teddy and he hears “Be Careful. I am death!” Rikki then kills Karait before Karait can get to teddy.(paragraph 32#)
He threatened most of the animals in the yard, but he threatened Darzee more. He told Darzee that he would roll the eggs out of the nest if he doesn't stop singing about Rikki killing Nag. Although Nagaina is still out there Rikki should be great full for Darzee celebrating his great accomplishment. Rikki Tikki also used blackmail against Nagaina. He went to the melon-bed, Nagaina’s nest, and bit the tops off of all of the young Cobras in their eggs except for two.
Between the two mediums, the conflicts between characters are comparable with minor variations. The main disagreement in the story and the movie is the rivalry between Rikki and Nag and Nagaina. Rikki’s and the cobra’s clash began as soon as Rikki went out to explore the garden. He met Darzee, the tailor bird, and his wife who was mourning the loss of one of their babies “because it had fallen out of the nest and Nag ate it.” (Kipling) Another dispute is between Rikki and Chuchundra about Chua’s comment “that Nag is everywhere.” (Kipling) A thrilling clash of rivals occurs when Rikki goes to the melon patch and smashes all of Nagaina’s eggs. Notwithstanding the similarities of the mediums, a difference materialize in how Rikki comes to face Karait. In the book it states “It gave him confidence in himself, and when Teddy came
Many things occurred in the book of the story of Rikki Tikki. One problem was that the two King Cobras, Nag and Nagaina, snuck into Darzee, the bird’s, nest then Nag and Nagaina broke the eggs from Darzee’s nest. The next thing that occurs is that Rikki Tikki finally comes along and finally meets Nag and
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was one brave mongoose who had the courage to go up against the fiercest animals on the planet, Cobras. (Movie)(Kipling 143) The story took place in Segowlee Cantonment, India in a house’s garden where Darzy the bird and his wife, Chucundra the muskrat, and the deadly Cobras live. (Kipling 143) The Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was a mongoose who got washed away from his home and ended up with a new family. He would would end up coming across three snakes in the large garden and killing them. Cobras, are one of the most dangerous snakes in the world. You must be brave to fight a cobra if you are not you could be snatched up any moment. Nevertheless Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the book and the movie are the same story they have differences such as the Plot, characterization, and the conflict.
One main part of the story is when Rikki had shown up to the families land and they decided to take care of him instead of burying him. Another main part of the story is when Rikki had looked around the house to take familiarity into the new house when he overheard Nag and Nagaina talking about how they were going to kill the family. Rikki knew that he couldn’t let this happen.So he hid out of Nag’s sight until Nag woke up and Rikki finally killed the evil Nag. Also,when Nagania had been in the house of the family, Rikki came to her and told her that he crushed her eggs and challenged her to fight Rikki. Rikki had made this decision to protect his family. To conclude Rikki and the family lived safely in the bungalow for the rest of their lives. ”Being brave means to know something is scary, difficult, and dangerous, and doing it anyway, because the possibility of winning the fight is worth the chance of losing it.” Emilie
Rikki flushed out from his warm and cozy den by the wave which left him on the bank by Teddy’s family’s garden; he faces two king cobras Nag and Nagaina. If he does not kill them his new friends will die. The story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling and the book Rikki which with great painstaking care, became a motion picture movie. The story and the movie are similar but there are some differences, some are that Rikki finds Teddy in the bath another is that Nagaina is not wrapped around Teddy’s chair. The similarities happen with, to the characters, the setting, and the conflict.
Rikki Tikki Tavi is hero for many reasons in this story. One reason is Rudyard Kipling wrote “it must be the head,” he said at last; “the head above the hood. And, when I am once there, I must not let go” (Kipling 129). Throughout this scene in the story, Rikki was suffering in pain, attempting to kill Nag knowing he what could happen to him was pure torture for him but it
What motivates a person or character in text to undertake a mission. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling is a fictional narrative that demonstrates that characters in text undertake a mission because of multiple motivations. The narrative begins by introducing the reader to Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the human family, as well as the initial conflict of Rikki-Tikki being washed away from his mongoose family and ends up being adopted by the human family. Soon thereafter, Rikki-Tikki encounters the story’s most important conflict, battling the snakes, and while engaging in his mission to kill the snakes, Rikki killed Karait the dusty brown snakeling, Rikki then engaged in battle with Nag and won, Rikki lastly slaughtered Nagaina. The resolution
The central conflict of the story 8was how the brave Rikki and the fearful snakes both wanted to control the garden but for different reasons. Nag and Nagaina wanted the garden to have so their baby snakes would have room to roam. While Rikki wanted to have the garden to protect the family and the good animals of the area. These events led to the action-packed and mysterious battles between the snakes and
In conclusion, Rikki Tikki uses his courage to protect the ones he loves. Nagaina, another character in the story is trying to get revenge for the death of her husband Nag. For instance I strike, and if you do not move, I strike. Oh, foolish people, who killed my Nag (para 84).
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