Rudyard Kipling's Nagaina In Rikki-Tavi

In the story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, two evil cobras, Nag and Nagaina, want to kill the family that lives in the house next to their garden. A little mongoose named Rikki-tikki-tavi (Rikki) gets washed up into a bungalow garden by a flood. A little boy named Teddy finds him in the garden with his mother and they keep him. They feed him, and take care of him like their on child. One day while in the garden Rikki meets Darzee, while they are talking Nag and Nagaina tried to sneak up and kill Rikki, he would have died if Darzee’s wife hadn’t warned him. Another time a little brown snake, Karait, was going to bite Teddy, but Rikki killed him. Later on, Nag tried to sneak inside the house and kill the family, he decided he was

As there are various similarities, there are differences as well. One being that in the book Rikki-tikki-tavi and Nag duel when they initially meet with the help of Nagaina(Book). This scene helps build up the rivalry of the snakes and Rikki-tikki. The scene provides a simpler way to see why Nag and Nagaina dislike the mongoose, along with other lines. “When the house is emptied of people, he (Rikki-tikki) will have to go away and the garden will be ours again.” (Kipling 150) Nag and Nagaina want power. Before Rikki-tikki was found and taken to live in the bungalow, the snakes had the animals bowing down to them. In the movie there was no duel and the understanding of the rivalry is gone. Rikki-tikki and the snakes hold a lousy relation, the snakes try to kill his family in order to get rid of him. Without the image of the creatures hostility the snakes

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.

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

Nagaina is a character in the short story,”Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling. She is an antagonist who married Nag, and just laid snake eggs. Nagaina is a wicked, depressed, caring snake who will do anything for power, revenge, and to protect her eggs. Nagaina is wicked. She is considered to be wicked because she would gladly kill every person in the bungalow and Rikki-Tikki just to be in control.

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

“‘Look at your eggs,’ said Rikki-tikki, “in the melon bed near the wall. Go and look, Nagaina!” The big snake turned half round and saw the egg on the veranda” (Pg 18). She is a loving mother because she cared about her only egg more that killing Timmy. Rikki and Nagaina are similar because they both care about their families. This proves my thesis because she had the confidence to turn around and see her last egg between her enemies paws. “Nagaina saw that she had lost her chance of killing Teddy, and the egg lay between Rikki-tikki’s paws. “Give me the egg, Rikki-tikki. Give me the last of my eggs, and I will go away and never come back,” she said, lowering her hood” (Pg 18). This proves that Nagaina is a trickster because she will raise the baby corba and when it is fully grown they will come back and attack the family. This character trait is similar to Rikki because he tricks Nagina to save Timmy’s life. It also proves my thesis because she has the confidence to talk to Rikki without getting angry. Rikki Tikki’s enemy, Nagina is a loving mother and a

Angry as he was, Rikki-Tikki was very frightened when he saw the size of the big cobra...then he jumped…[and] braced his back against the bulge of the red earthenware to hold down the head”(Kipling 68-69). This proves that Rikki-Tikki was brave enough to at least try to fight Nag and try to kill him, which he did. Then, Rikki-Tikki tried completing the task by killing Nagaina, but, “he went down with her [into the snake hole]-and very few mongooses, however wise and old they may be, care to follow a cobra into its hole”(Kipling 73). In the quote, Rikki-Tikki tried to follow Nagaina but ended up going into the snake hole with her, but he still got rid of her in the snake hole. Rikki-Tikki ended up learning that bravery and determination will help you reach your goals.

This story resembles bravery in a little mongos named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. A mongos who saves a family and gets something in return. He protects this family with his life and always thinks of others first. Rikki is a fighting, protecting, and loving mongos who has killed many of snakes protecting this little boy named Teddy, and his family. In the story and movie there are many of similarities and differences, to do with the plot, setting, and characters, comparing the book and the movie Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.

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.

In the book Nag and Nagaina talked for a long time. Later that night, Rikki was about to kill Nag, but the Father of Teddy instead. Chuchundra sings a song about the death of Nag. Nagaina is angry for what happened to Nag. So Rikki

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-tikki Tavi took place in India in the late 1800s. Rikki-tikki Tavi was a brave, little mongoose who killed copra’s and Karait a venomous snake and saved a family from the snakes. Darzee, the tail-bird, helped him, and Chuchundra, the musk-rat, who never came out into the middle gave him advice but Rikki did the real fighting. When Rikki-tikki was first trying to kill the copra he was scared, but then he remember that mongooses are known to fight and kill snakes. Rikki-tikki and the copras are natural enemies. Every time when Rikki-tikki would fight his eyes would turn red and fierce.

To begin with, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a brave mongoose and will do anything to protect his family. For example, the author states, “Tricked! Tricked! Tricked! Rikk-tck-tck!” chuckled Rikki-tikki. “The boy is safe, and it was I—I—I—that caught Nag by the hood last night in the bathroom” (para 96). Rikki risked his life to distract Nagaina by beckoning her away

Because Rikki-tikki keeps trying to end the snakes, a muskrat warns him that he might be killed. Kipling is trying to suspense for the reader that there is a chance Rikki could die. To create the idea that Rikki will win the war with the snakes Kipling uses “At the bottom of his cold heart he was afraid”(Kipling 467). Nag the cobra may try to act like he will win, but he knows mongooses usually win. To add