One theme from Rikki Tikki Tavi would be courage. Rikki has to fight two cobras, Nag and Nagaina, to protect his garden and Teddy. He is frightened of them because they are stronger and bigger than he is, but he overcomes his fear and fights them anyway. "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a short story in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling about the adventures of a valiant young mongoose. One theme from Rikki Tikki Tavi would be courage.
Throughout the time Louie was at the POW camp where the Bird had control, Louie’s life was a living nightmare. The Bird would constantly hunt down Louie to brutally attack him. It came to the point where Louie had nightmares featuring the Bird. One day at a POW work camp a fish was stolen from the galley. The foreman told the Bird that a fish was stolen and the Bird pulled out Louie and two other men claiming that they were the thieves.
Rikki-Tikki Tavi Culminating Writing Task The narrator ends the story, “Rikki Tikki Tavi” by stating that “Rikki had a right to be proud of himself, but he did not grow too proud”. I disagree with this statement because the story provides multiple examples of Rikkis’ conceited attitude and overblown image of himself.
The author wrote a chapter called Twisted Ropes and it really was about how his life was so twisted. It tells the story of a night he woke up tormenting his pregnant wife. He was having dreams and flashbacks and thought she was “The Bird.” He fell away from God and did not allow his family to worship God. He blamed God for all that had happend.
In the book the main problem is that rikki tikki, nag and nagaina are fighting over the garden. Once rikki tikki and nag se each other there is a big fight where nag is killed by rikki tikki is where the book takes of and is where nagaina wants revenge. The first thing Nagaina does is threatens to strike the boy that rikki lives
The main character, James Howe(yes, it is a personal narrative)is trying to fit into his family, but his emotions make him stand out. This is true because when animal is involved, he lets his emotions pour out. This isn’t how the rest of the family acts or how the want him act. He his conflicted about whether he loves his family due to the way they act towards animals.
The short story, “The Half-Skinned Steer” by E. Annie Proulx, is written in a very unique fashion. It begins with the story of Mero in old age returning to his family ranch, but sidetracks by telling the story of Mero’s youth, and of the old man’s girlfriend. While these stories may seem unnecessary, they are crucial in understanding the death of Mero, and the lessons behind his mistakes. The story of Tin Head closely mirrors that of Mero, because it shows the resemblance in their destiny. They deal with the situations very differently; although their troubles are similar, a seemingly supernatural power leads them both to their demise.
Sylvia Mendez, A piece of history forgotten, an ennoble human being who uplifted the loathsome cruelty of segregation in public schools. In 1943, students of mexican descent we enrolled in different schools from the caucasian students. Sylvia and her siblings were denied to go to the caucasian school. The Mendez family started Fighting for equal rights and education ,so that every mexican child could attend the caucasian schools. Sylvia created a landmark to our community and hope to all of us to stop the wicked racism world living among us.
The tale can relate to my life as I have personally experienced a variety of changes comparable to the giraffe. A giraffe is left behind by
In the story the little girl has a disease, so she can't go outside or come out of her room, for this reason the little girl knows what it's like to locked up. She knew that the bird must have been upset about being locked in the cage because she was stuck in her room. The girl wanted to let the bird free so that the bird could
Hurt by how Roxie had turned on her and had even been watching her have sex with her man in her own home, was the ultimate betrayal to Racine. Assuming jealousy had always been Roxie’s problem this reality had not been lost on Racine. She allowed this talkative bitch to free her damn mind. Roxie spoke to Racine with her arms crossed about her chest. To Racine it appeared that this bitch really thought she had her this time.
“All political power comes from the barrel of a gun.” - Mao Zedong (Chairman Mao). Mao Zedong was Chairman Mao, the leader of China during the Cultural Revolution. The Cultural Revolution took place from 1966 to 1976. The memoir Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang was written about the life of a young girl, Ji-li, who lived through these hard times.
The Hunt For Red October by Tom Clancy is an exciting book about the Cold War that keeps readers on edge from start to finish. This book is set in the height of the Cold War where the US and the USSR are close to having an all-out war with each other and if they do, it will end in a nuclear fallout. The author explained the military strategy very thoroughly and with lots of detail. The story is focused on the main character Marko Ramius, who is a Soviet submarine captain. And Marko’s plan is to weaken the US with his nuclear submarine, the Red October.
The novel All The Rage, by Courtney Summers,is a very difficult text to read and comprehend because of the awful act done to the main character, Romy Grey. As a result, no one wants to believe Romy due to her belonging to a unsuccessful family. Therefore, she does not count with the help of anyone but of her mother, stepfather and coworker/friend Leon. It is evident how Romy is ashame of being a victim of rape and wants to hide this experience, as well as her pain by applying red nail polish and red lipstick. In addition, she doesn’t want her friend Leon to know about her past experience because she feels ashamed about it, and also hopes that his sister Caro’s baby isn’t a girl.
Bird’s story deals with the main characters scared of a figurative creature. The Stick Indians are a creature in tales that were used to scare young kids in some Indian culture. Similar to how the Loch Ness monster is used Scottish folklore. The men in Bird’s story, upon hearing about the Stick Indians, became uneasy sitting out in the open on the ice. The main characters decided that they wanted to head back to shore, because it was “cold”.
