Characterization In Rikki-Tavi, By Rudyard Kipling: Summary
Authors use characterization to show how a character is described. We understand characters in literature by paying attention to what they say, what they do, and how other characters react to them. The story, "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," by Rudyard Kipling, is the story of how a mongoose, Rikki-Tikki, is taken into the home of a family living under a big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment. While exploring their garden, he comes across two tailorbirds, Darzee and his wife. Darzee and his wife explain that when one of their babies had fallen out of their nest, Nag quickly ate him. While asking who Nag was, being a newcomer, he then meets two villainous and infamous cobras, Nag and Nagaina. Nag and Nagaina both terrorize their garden, forcing the other animals
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Throughout the whole story, Nagaina's motive was murder. She was attempting to murder the human family, and also attempting to murder Rikki-Tikki. "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is an insight on a mongoose, named Rikki-Tikki, and how he defeats two malicious cobras, Nag and Nagaina. When a family adopted Rikki-Tikki and brought him into their bungalow, Rikki-Tikki explored their garden and met two tailorbirds, Darzee and his wife. He had heard their cry and approached, asking what is the matter. They answered with grieve, for two cobras who go by Nag, had eaten one of their babies. As Rikki-Tikki asked who Nag was, a slither came, and there stood Nag. While facing Nag, Nag stalled by talking to Rikki-Tikki and distracting him from Nag. Luckily, Darzee warns Rikki-Tikki and jumps as high as he could into the air, just enough so that the head of Nagaina, the wife of Nag, whizzed by. Nagaina soon formulates a plan into murdering the humans, but soon the valiant Rikki-Tikki defeats both Nag and Nagaina. Based on these examples, Nagaina can be characterized as evil. I would understand why Nagaina would attempt to murder the humans, despite that, I feel pity for her. She had lost her husband and many of her eggs. I understand why she would attempt to kill the humans, after believing they have murdered Nag, her husband. Nagaina connects to the theme of the story, since Rikki-Tikki must overcome his fear and fight off Nag and Nagaina, who are bigger and stronger than he
Throughout the whole story, Nagaina's motive was murder. She was attempting to murder the human family, and also attempting to murder Rikki-Tikki. "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is an insight on a mongoose, named Rikki-Tikki, and how he defeats two malicious cobras, Nag and Nagaina. When a family adopted Rikki-Tikki and brought him into their bungalow, Rikki-Tikki explored their garden and met two tailorbirds, Darzee and his wife. He had heard their cry and approached, asking what is the matter. They answered with grieve, for two cobras who go by Nag, had eaten one of their babies. As Rikki-Tikki asked who Nag was, a slither came, and there stood Nag. While facing Nag, Nag stalled by talking to Rikki-Tikki and distracting him from Nag. Luckily, Darzee warns Rikki-Tikki and jumps as high as he could into the air, just enough so that the head of Nagaina, the wife of Nag, whizzed by. Nagaina soon formulates a plan into murdering the humans, but soon the valiant Rikki-Tikki defeats both Nag and Nagaina. Based on these examples, Nagaina can be characterized as evil. I would understand why Nagaina would attempt to murder the humans, despite that, I feel pity for her. She had lost her husband and many of her eggs. I understand why she would attempt to kill the humans, after believing they have murdered Nag, her husband. Nagaina connects to the theme of the story, since Rikki-Tikki must overcome his fear and fight off Nag and Nagaina, who are bigger and stronger than he