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Theme Of Survival In Rikki Tavi
Survival in Rikki Tikki Tavi
In Rudyard Kipling's fiction story, "Rikki-tikki-tavi", the theme of survival is demonstrated through Rikki's actions during his many conflicts within the story. The first one is when Rikki Tikki gets washed away in a flood (22). Another event is how Darzee builds his nest high up out of the reach of the wicked Cobras (25). Also there is a conflict for survival when Rikki Tikki battles the twisted Cobras Nag and Nagaina (25-34). Rikki Tikki shows that his actions are important so that he can survive.

Rudyard first introduces the idea of survival in the scene where Rikki Gets washed away by the flood. One summer day Rikki is sitting in the burrow with his

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