Understanding Rikki Tikki Tavi

Author of "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

• Kipling

• Tolkien

• Orwell

• Hemingway

Main animal character

• Mongoose

• Ferret

• Weasel

• Badger

Consequences of Nag’s death

• seeks revenge

• feels relieved

• forms an alliance

• loses power

Rikki’s human family

• and his parents

• and his siblings

• and his grandparents

• and his cousins

Setting of the story

• in India

• in China

• in Brazil

• in Egypt

Theme of good vs. evil

• (good) vs. cobras (evil)

• (good) vs. angels (evil)

• (good) vs. demons (evil)

• (good) vs. shadows (evil)

Role of Darzee the bird

• Rikki about snakes

• A friend to Mowgli

• A guide for the jungle animals

• A singer in the forest

Rikki’s strategy against Nagaina

• her eggs

• her tail

• her speed

• her strength

Rikki’s bravery

• facing cobras despite danger

• running away from danger

• hiding from threats

• ignoring the danger

Rikki’s method of defeating Nag

• while Nag is distracted

• by attacking from behind

• with the help of other animals

• using a surprise attack