...Rikki-tikki came up and cried: “Turn round, Nagaina; turn and fight!”. For example, Nagaina is a ferocious reptile that is the one that causes the conflict in the story, Rikki Tikki has to deal with conflict and that is how the story came to be. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is … love is greater than pain. Rikki Tikki is a curious character in this story. For instance, Rikki Tikki explores the house despite how dangerous it could be (para 15). This illustrates that Rikki tikki is full of curiosity. Rikki Tikki character trait helps the thesis because curiosity...
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...bravery of Rikki Tikki affective to the story? The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is “ Love brings out the bravery inside of you.” Rikki Tikki is a very brave character in this story. An example is , “H’m!” said Rikki-tikki, “that is very sad , but I am a stranger here , who is Nag?”(para #21). This is demonstrates Rikki Tikki’s character traits because his protective side is showing which is by his bravery. This demonstrates the thesis because it’s caused by love and uses bravery just like the thesis. Another example is, “The boy is safe, and it was I—I—I—that caught Nag by...
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... Rikki Tikki had the courage to be about to fight against three snakes. Even though he knew that he could die from going against them. He was going to try his best to protect all his friends and creatures in the garden. The author hooked the readers by emphasizing the theme which is bravery. Rikki Tikki is a courageous character in this story. The text states “clenched on her tail and he went down with her and very few mongooses, however wise and old they may not, care to follow a cobra into its hole.” (Para 96) Since, Rikki Tikki knew that if he did not follow her into the hole that she could still come back to kill him. He had to find his courage so that he could save himself and all his friends. The text also states “he was doing a much more dangerous thing than fighting Nag, for Karait is so small and can turn so quickly that unless Rikki bit him close to the back of the head.” (Para 33) For instance, he knows that he can even get killed by fighting Kariat. Rikki Tikki is being brave by messing with a dangerous creature. Furthermore, Rikki Tikki is a brave character in the...
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...Rikki-Tikki-tavi. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-Tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is that when someone you care about is in danger, it can give you courage. Rikki-Tikki is a loving and brave character in this story. For example, Rikki-Tikki took Nagaina’s last egg, distracting her, so Teddy could be taken out of harm's way (para 89-91). This shows that Rikki-Tikki is caring because he diverted Nagaina so that his family can be safe. If Rikki-Tikki did not love them, he never would have had the courage to kill Nagaina. In addition, Rikki-Tikki...
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... Rikki-Tikki is a loyal and loving character in the story. For instance, Nag tries to kill Rikki-Tikki’s family and to save his family, Rikki-Tikki kills Nag. (par.58) This proves that he is loving and caring and will do anything to protect his family. Rikki-Tikki took a risk to save his family even if it meant putting his life in danger. In addition, an evil character named Nagaina tries to kill Rikki-Tikki’s family, but Rikki-Tikki saves them. (par.83-86) This proves that Rikki-Tikki is loyal. He saved the people that took care of him in the beginning of the story even though they weren’t his real family. He loves his family and is loyal to them. In...
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...“Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.”(Ovid) This quote demonstrates the theme of Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling by portraying that one who is happy can protect the things they love without doubt or hesitation. If you input Rikki-tikki’s character to this quote, its output is true to the story in which Rikki-tikki protects his family and keeps them out of harm. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is that bravery can occur at its best when loved ones are in harm or danger. Rikki-tikki is a polite and brave character in this story. For example, “H’m!” said Rikki-tikki, “that is very sad —but I am a stranger here. Who is Nag?”(para. 21) This proves that Rikki-tikki is polite...
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...Introduction: J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote, “If by my life or death I can protect you, I will.” In the story, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was a mongoose who developed a special bond with the humans who saved his life and took him in. He showed gratitude for all they have done by being the a loyal friend. Because of the loyalty, Rikki risked his life to fight and defeat the three snakes that threatened his friend’s lives. Rikki-tikki is a lot like this because he shows his loyalty to his family throughout the story courageously fighting the antagonists Karit, Nag, and Nagaina. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is Those who are loyal are the ones who defend the ones who they love Paragraph 2 Rikki...
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...Have you loved or cared for someone so much for that you would do anything for them? In this fictional story, Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling, Rikki is brave and protects the family that saved him. Rikki was a little scared at the beginning but didn’t let that bother him. In the end, because Rikki was brave, he won. If it hadn’t been for bravery Rikki Tikki might have lost. The theme is no matter how big or small, even in the toughest times bravery will shine through. Rikki Tikki is a brave character in this story. For instance, it was Rikki Tikki against Nag and his wife Nagaina and Rikki struck at Nagaina “He bit, indeed,....” and didn’t run away (para29).Rikki attacked Nagaina and didn’t run away showing bravery because he attacked...
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...I wrote. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is love can make bravery stand out Rikki Tikki is a courageous character in the story, I know this because it states in paragraph 29,”He bit, indeed, but did not bite long enough, and he jumped clear of the whisking tail, leaving Nagaina torn and angry.” This shows that Rikki TIkki was brave enough to bite the snake’s head when he could’ve been bitten. His character trait helps demonstrate the thesis, because Rikki Tikki tried to fight off the snakes to save his friends. For instance, it states in the text, “Well,”...
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...The theme of the fictional story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling is that love can make you feel the need to protect the ones you love. “It’s not the size of dog in the fight, it’s the size of fight in the dog.” Again, the thesis of the story Rikki Tikki Tavi is that love can bring out protection for those you love. Rikki Tikki is a loving and protective character in this story. For example, Rikki Tikki was outside with Teddy when a small and dangerous snake, Karait came from the ground and was getting ready to fight with Rikki Tikki, but Rikki Tikki had fought Karait back to protect Teddy because he loved him. (para 33 and 34) From this example, it shows how Rikki Tikki was being protective over someone he loved. This example shows how Rikki Tikki was being brave enough to kill Karait for someone he loved. In addition, Rikki Tikki and Nag were in the bathroom fighting because Nag was going to attempt to kill the big man and...
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...love”(Morihei Ueshiba).This quote fits well with this story of love,loyalty,and bravery.Rikki Tikki Tavi(the main protagonist) is loyal to his “family” or the people that saved his life in the story Rikki Tikki Tavi and does anything to save them.Nagaina(the main antagonist) is the same only in the way that she cares for her family and also will do anything to protect them from harm. Loyalty and courage are the main subjects of this story and they are expressed throughout the whole of this story. Thesis statement: The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is , if you have the...
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...Well in the story, Rikki tikki has felt like this before. I know this from the reading on paragraph (32) Teddy came running down the path, Rikki-Tikki was ready to be petted. But just as Teddy was stooping, something wriggled a little in the dust and a tiny voice said: “Be careful. I am Death!” It was Karait. Has this feeling ever occur to you? The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is that has the people you love make you feel brave? Rikki Tikki is a brave character in this story. In fact “Then Rikki-Tikki came up and cried: “Turn round, Nagaina; turn and fight!” Paragraph 86. This shows that Rikki tikki is brave because he said to a cobra to fight him because he got his bravery due to his affection to his family. This shows that...
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...Theme of Ricki-Tikki-Tavi Have you read Ricki-Tikki-Tavi? It is an amazing book with lessons and morals. The theme of Ricki-Tikki-Tavi is courage. You must have courage in this book. Courage doesn’t always come easily, and it comes in all shapes and sizes. In Ricki-Tikki-Tavi you must have courage. The cobras in the story are a lot bigger than Ricki-tikki. This causes him to have great courage to fight them. He knows that a cobras’ bite could kill him. The book says so on page 233, “The victory is only a matter of quickness of eye and quickness of foot—snake’s blow against mongoose’s jump…”. It is the other way around for the snakes. They know that mongooses kill cobras. In the story the bird, Darzee, must have courage when Ricki--tikki tells her to pretend to be injured so he can kill the eggs. The bird knows that the snake could...
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...the mongoose family is “Run and find out,” and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose. Kindness can turn into loyalty. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is, “the kindness of others creates loyalty.” Rikki Tikki is a loyal character in this story. In one instance, Rikki saved Teddy’s life when the venomous snake Karait (para 34). The family took Rikki in and he returned the favor by saving their only son from Karait. Rikki’s loyalty to the family saved them from Karait, Nag, and Nagaina. Furthermore, Rikki took on a king cobra which could kill him with one strike so he could save the family (para. 94).Rikki-tikki saved the family again from another venomous snake while risking his life in the process. The kindness of the family when they took Rikki in made him loyal to them. Since Rikki is a loyal character, he saved the family which in turn they gave him a roof over his head....
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...“Those who break the rules are scum, but those who leave their friends behind are worse than scum!” -Obito Uchiha. This relates to Rikki Tikki saving his friends and family instead of leaving them to die. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is do something others can't do for themselves. Rikki Tikki is a brave and courageous character in this story. For example, we see this when he follows Nagaina into her hole knowing that she had a better chance of killing him there. (para. 96)This shows that, he would do anything to save save his family and friends and that he is brave. He does something no one else could do when he kills Nag and Nagaina when his friends couldn't. also, when he kills...
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