In the book and the movie, Rikki-Tikki Tavi, the characters are the same. The main character, Rikki-Tikki Tavi, is in the movie and the book. Some of the other characters like Nag, Nagaina, Darzi, the muskrat, and the family are also in the movie and book. The author states that Nag and Nagaina are the evil cobras(Kipling). They are the one trying to kill the family, so Rikki-Tikki will leave and they will rule the garden once again. The characters that take part in the story are the same the ones in the book . The characters in the movie act a little different than the characters in the book. The characters are …show more content…
In the book Rikki-Tikki has to fight of Nag and Nagaina from taking over the garden. It is the same in the movie, also.They both have the exact same thing going on in the garden. The two snakes try to kill the family, so Rikki-Tikki would leave and they could rule the garden once more. In the story it says “Nagaina was coiled up on the matting by Teddy's chair, within easy striking distance of Teddy's bare leg, and she was swaying to and fro, singing a song of triumph”(Kipling). Nagaina came to teddy trying to kill him, and she was rocking side to side, rejoicing. That is the third similarity between the book and the