In the story a young boy named Teddy, and his parents take in a half drowned mongoose that they find on the side of the road. They clean him up, and keep him as a pet. The family names him Rikki-Tikki. Rikki-Tikki begins to play out in the garden, and sleeps in Teddy’s bed. Rikki-Tikki goes off to the garden one day, and meets a sad bird couple. the birds are said because one of their babies fell out of the nest, and Nag ate it. Rikki-Tikki asks who Nag is, and a big king cobra slithers out of…
One of the themes of the rudy kipling short story Rikki tikki tavi tavi is that you will do anything to protect your family from harm.Some examples of this are when Rikki killed the snakeling Kurait when rikki killed the cobra Nag in the bathroom,and when the cobra Nagaina tried to protect the egg with her baby from Rikki.…
In Rudyard Kipling's fiction story, "Rikki-tikki-tavi", the theme of survival is demonstrated through Rikki's actions during his many conflicts within the story. The first one is when Rikki Tikki gets washed away in a flood (22). Another event is how Darzee builds his nest high up out of the reach of the wicked Cobras (25). Also there is a conflict for survival when Rikki Tikki battles the twisted Cobras Nag and Nagaina (25-34). Rikki Tikki shows that his actions are important so that he can survive.…
In the story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling their is a mongoose named Rikki-tikki-tavi. He is the main protagonist in the story. When he gets washed up in front of a British bungalow, the excitement just starts to happen. He will have to have a war with the evil. Along the way he shows the traits curiosity, cunningness, and bravery making him a hero.…
The printed version of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi had an exciting problem, climax, and resolution. It started with Rikki-Tikki being washed by a flood. A family finds Rikki-Tikki, and he protects them at whatever cost. Two cobras, Nag and Nagaina want to rule the garden, so they plan to kill the family. That is the problem in Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. After a long conversation with Nagaina, Nag goes into the bathroom…
Bravery is what helped Rikki the most “Rikki-Tikki had sprung, jumped on the snake’s back, dropped his head far between his forelegs,…
There were many characters with several different personalities in this short story. Rikki-Tikki, the mongoose, was the main character also the protagonist. He was very brave, protective, and clever. Nag and Nagaina, the king cobras are both very evil and devious. They are husband and wife trying to protect Nagaina’s eggs. The king cobras are the antagonists. Teddy was the nice, warm-hearted, very oblivious little boy who found Rikki-Tikki washed up on the shore of his bungalow. Teddy’s parents were there with Teddy when he found Rikki-Tikki. They were major factors in helping Rikki-Tikki get back to health and gain his energy back. Teddy and his parents are minor characters in the story. Darzee and his wife are tailor birds who are the definition of opposites attract. Darzee is a little dumb and afraid of things, while his wife is very clever and brave. All of the…
Rikki Tikki is a brave character in this story. In one example, Rikki said to Nag, “Do you think it is right for you to eat fledglings out of a nest?”(para 25). Rikki Tikki stands up for his friend Darzee to let Nag know that he made a bad choice. Darzee now knows that Rikki is a good friend that will never let him down. For instance “Rikki-Tikki felt his eyes growing red and hot.” (para 31). This implies Rikki was furious at Nagaina because she dodged his bite and Rikki only got her tail. Rikki is brave when it comes to fighting an enemy, but his anger also comes out in a fight with a rival. Rikki Tikki is courageous and stands up for his friends.…
The short story “Rikki-tikki-tavi,” by Rudyard Kipling, is a story about a mongoose, named Rikki-tikki-tavi, who faces many obstacles, emotionally and physically. He is separated from his family by a flood, and is also being attacked by an evil snake named Nagaina and her husband Nag. They want to kill Rikki because he is now the family’s new pet, and the snakes hate that family so they want to kill his new adopted family too. Rikki does not let that happen, though, and he will protect them at any cost.…
If you recall in paragraph 25 killing a snake is a grown mongoose's business. This is his first step to growing up. Also if his mother fed him on snake, he would have natural eaten it. Now, since he had other snakes to fight, he didn't eat the snake. This shows how he has grown up. In paragraph 56 and 57, he is trying figure out when he should kill Nag. Paragraph 57 says, "'Now, if I kill him here, Nagaina will know; and if I fight him on the open floor, the odds are in his favor. What am I to do?' said Rikki-tikki-tavi." When Rikki-tikki attacked Karait he just attacked he didn't think about anything. That time he put himself at a bigger risk. This time he actually spent time to think. He considered his options and his surroundings. This shows that he has grown a little more. In paragraph 61 he kills Nag. In paragraph 104 he kills Nagaina. Paragraph 104 says, "...Rikki-tikki, covered with the dirt, dragged himself out of the hole leg by leg, licking his whiskers." He had just gone the rat-hole with his teeth in Nagaina. When he came back up, the garden found out that he killed Nagaina. When it says that he licking his whiskers, I can infer that he might have eaten…
How are the Bandar-log and bullies the same? The Bandar-log are just as mean and bad as bullies. This makes the Jungle-People in, The Jungle Books in the chapter “Kaa’s Hunting” by Kipling, hate them. That is why the Bandar-log always want the Jungle-People to notice them. Here are some points on why the Bandar-log are just like bullies.…
Kipling’s “Danny Deever” explores the harsh reality of military life through a description of Deever’s execution which features the blind obedience soldiers must have to their superiors and the emphasis placed on military honor. The poem begins as the soldiers are “turned out” from their beds to witness the execution of Deever. These new and inexperienced soldiers, collectively referred to as “Files-on-Parade,” ask the superior Colour-Sergeant questions regarding the proceedings; however, they receive no definitive answers. Questions such as, “What makes the rear-rank breathe so hard,” and, “What makes the front-rank man fall down,” return the contradictory responses attributing the events to the “bitter cold” and the hot sun. This is an example…
The details of this story are absolutely stunning, I love the details of the whole piece, it kept me going. This story truly felt like an old storyteller was telling me this over a fire. The beginning truly drew me in with it’s beautiful language and descriptions, which was very lovely. The setting that was set in almost had a dreamlike quality, which was very cool especially when he first met the woman on page five, but it didn’t feel strange that he wasn’t concerned with her injuries, how you wrote it fit very well. The short conversations that occurred in reality felt truly natural, even in the dream and reality the dialogue was spot on and well done. I also enjoyed how you describe sound in this piece, the tinkling of bells to describe Hal’s mother’s voice and the crunching of snow to describe children ghosts’ voice. Such a difference compared to the usual easy way of using the senses.…
Literature has been an element of school reading throughout my entire education. I have never given a great deal of thought to the question, is it useful? Although I don’t always enjoy the material we are asked to read, it seems logical for it to be a part of our curriculum. I believe literature is useful in classrooms more than it is not of use. In my opinion, I think students should be exposed to diverse writing styles, be challenged with literature, and expand their knowledge as well as their comprehension.…
Kipling uses animals to reflect many human traits throughout The Jungle Book. Traits such as love, responsibility, leadership and determination are some human traits that the animals display throughout the short stories. The reader can sense love in each of Kipling’s stories. The wolves in Mowgli’s Brothers are similar to our parents and they raise Mowgli. The mother wolf spoke softly in front of her cubs. Although she showed favoritism toward Mowgli, she loved her pups. Responsibility is also a human trait that Kipling displays throughout his book. Rikki Tikki shows love and responsibility by protecting the family who adopted him. He watches over the child at night from the deadly snakes that want kill the family. After the monkeys kidnap Mowgli, Baloo and Bagheera show responsibility by taking the risk and rescuing Mowgli from the monkeys. The bear, Baloo, who always showed leadership, taught Mowgli the “Jungle Law”. He took Mowgli under his wing and taught him ways and rules of the jungle, similar to a good teacher or big brother. The animals in The Jungle Book often showed determination. In The White Seal, Kotick is determined to find a safe and secure place for the seals to live, a place that humans were unaware of. He travelled a long time and risked his life for his family and fellow seals. He commented that he would not get married until he had accomplished his mission.…