Characterization In Rikki-Tavi, By Rudyard Kipling

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Characterization is 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. This story is about how a valiant mongoose saved his family from danger. In the story," Rikki-tikki-tavi," by Rudyard Kipling, Rikki-tikki is a scared, little mongoose, that is brought into a human family after he is washed away by a flood. The human family consists of the mother, the father and a little boy named Teddy. Upon his arrival in the garden, he meets two big, evil cobras. When they plot to kill him and his human family, he promises himself that he will do everything in his power to protect them. He becomes brave and will stop at nothing until his family is safe once more. In the end, he defeats Nag and Nagaina …show more content…
She plans to kill the human family because she feels that Rikki-tikki is challenging her control, or authority, of the garden. By killing the human family, Rikki-tikki will have no reason to stay, and the control of the garden will be her's once again. This, is evident when Nagaina says to Nag, on page 22,' When the house is empty of people...the garden will be ours again...Go in quietly, and remember that the big man...is the first to kill.' Nag, following the plan, goes into the bathroom and waits until morning for the big man to come. Luckily, Rikki-tikki hears their plan. He sneaks into the bathroom where Nag is hiding and bites him on the back, saving the big man. This proves that Nagaina is wicked because she is willing to kill someone in order to get what she wants. In this case, Nagaina is willing to kill a family just for control of the garden. The human family is innocent because they have done nothing to the snakes, making it murder. Nagaina's motive is to kill Rikki-tikki or make him leave by murdering the human family. She is trying to gain back control of the
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