...is the 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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...Bravery is the only capacity even when scared half to death- Omar Bradley A quote about bravery was used to hook the readers with the theme statement that 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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...Rikki Tikki tavi is a story about a young mongoose who protects his family from a family of snakes threatening to kill them. I once faced what I was afraid of (roller coasters) and I loved it (even though I am never getting on another roller coaster in my life). But Rikki is way more than I am, fighting his two mortal enemies and winning. Rikki is also very curious in paragraph 5. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is … Bravery can solve a lot of problems. Rikki Tikki is a __brave____ character in this story. Rikki is brave in this sentence“He was afraid for the minute; but it is impossible for a mongoose to stay frightened for any length of time, and though Rikki-tikki had never met a live cobra before,...
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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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...Loyalty and devotion leads to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love. -Morihei Ueshiba Like Ueshiba said, Rikki had to stay loyal and fight the snakes for the family he loved because they saved him and adopted him. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling is that an act of kindness can give some people loyalty and courage. Rikki Tikki is a loyal character in this story. For instance, Kipling says, “He kept that garden as a mongoose should keep it, with tooth and jump and spring and bite, till never a cobra dared show its head inside the walls.” (Para. 105) This shows that Rikki was loyal because he could have gone away after killing Nagaina, but it says that he stayed and protected the family. This proves the thesis because the families’ kindness to Rikki gave him more loyal to the family. In one example Rikki was being courageous when he followed Nagaina into her underground nest even though most mongooses were not willing to do so. (Para. 96) This proves that Rikki was courageous because most mongooses who had been with families longer would not go into a cobra’s nest....
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