The theme of the fictional story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling is that love can make you feel the need to protect the ones you love. “It’s not the size of dog in the fight, it’s the size of fight in the dog.” Again, the thesis of the story Rikki Tikki Tavi is that love can bring out protection for those you love.
Rikki Tikki is a loving and protective character in this story. For example, Rikki Tikki was outside with Teddy when a small and dangerous snake, Karait came from the ground and was getting ready to fight with Rikki Tikki, but Rikki Tikki had fought Karait back to protect Teddy because he loved him. (para 33 and 34) From this example, it shows how Rikki Tikki was being protective over someone he loved. This example shows how Rikki Tikki was being brave enough to kill Karait for someone he loved. In addition, Rikki Tikki and Nag were in the bathroom fighting because Nag was going to attempt to kill the big man and …show more content…
For example, when Nagaina had first seen Rikki Tikki with Nag, she had attempted to try and kill him. (Para 29). From this example, Nagaina is being atrocious since she tried to kill Rikki Tikki, but Nagaina was also being protective because she wanted to protect her family from death. Also, this evidence shows how Nagaina is like Rikki Tikki because she also tried to protect her family because she loved them. This also proves the thesis because she was only trying to kill Rikki Tikki to protect her eggs. To, Nagaina had tried to get Nag to go into the house where Rikki Tikki and his family lived to kill them. (Para 49) When the author stated this, Nagaina was being both atrocious and protective by wanting to get the people to leave the house so her eggs and husband could be safe. Therefore, this again shows that Rikki Tikki and Nagaina were both trying to be protective over something they love. In conclusion, Nagaina was both a vicious and protective