My sister and I were coming up the stairs and my sister went to pet my dog but he bit her on the hand and would not let go so started to yell and kick my dog not to be mean but to get him off of my sister. That night I so vividly remember and in the Story it shows the same kind of love so I would say that the theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is that the love of your family can help you to be brave even when you are scared.
Rikki Tikki is a very brave character in this story. He bit, indeed, but did not bite long enough, and he jumped clear of the whisking tail, leaving Nagaina torn and angry.(para.29)This shows that because the family loved him he saved them by fighting Nag. This character trait demonstrates the thesis because he is loved so know is kind of paying them back.Another example of this is when Rikki Tikki said
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“Now, if I kill him here, Nagaina will know; and if I fight him on the open floor, the odds are in his favor. What am I to do?” said Rikki-tikki-tavi.(para.54) This is an example of personification because Animals can’t talk in real life. This proves the theme because Rikki Tikki is fighting nag to protect the family. “Now I have Nagaina to settle with, and she will be worse than five Nags, and there’s no knowing when the eggs she spoke of will hatch. Goodness! I must go and see Darzee,” he said.(para.60) This is another example of personification because again animals can’t talk. This personification proves the theme because it shows that Nagaina is cruel. Rudyard Kipling has done a great job making the characters seem like they are