“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” - Arthur Ashe This quote by Arthur Ashe is very true in the story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Rikki is a very heroic character he was very undramatic, and he saved others by risking his own life. By the end of the story he changed the whole entire garden to better place for animals. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is heroism
Rikki Tikki is is a brave character in this story. As proof,“bitten as high up the back as he could get hold, and rolled away.That bite paralyzed Karait,”(para 34) This shows how, much bravery and courage that Rikki conveyed to fight against a deadly snake that could kill a person in one bite. Rikki fought against Karait to save Teddy the little boy from danger. In support of this, “It’s the mongoose again, Alice; the little chap has saved our lives now.” (para 59) This proves how, Rikki showed great bravery by killing Nag and at this point he is getting the praise from the family he saved. Even after this happened…show more content… As stated in the text, “ When the house is emptied of people,” said Nagaina to her husband, “he will have to go away, and then the garden will be our own again.” (para 49) This proves how, mean and selfish Nagina is she wants the garden to her family alone. As she portrays this mean and selfish character this makes her become the negative role in the story. In addition, “If you move, I strike, and if you do not move, I strike. Oh, foolish people, who killed my Nag!”(para 84) This displays, the scene when Nagina was about to harm the family and take revenge for killing Nag. Nagina and Rikki have almost the same characteristics, they both are talented with their own skills and both of them are intelligent by knowing what they are suppose to do and how to do it. In this story Nagina is
