“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” by J.K. Rowling. A point in my life was when I had to conquer my fear of the closet. “It is impossible for a mongoose to stay frightened for any length of time.” Have you ever faced a terrifying fear in your life?
Transition: Connect what what was used to hook the reader with the theme statement you are about to make. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is that it takes strength and confidence in yourself to become brave even things big and small.
Rikki Tikki is the hero in this story An example of Rikki Tikki’s heroic character trait is when he heard Nag and Nagaina say that they were gonna kill
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This shows, that Nagaina is an antagonist because it shows that she wants to do the opposite of what Rikki wants to do. This shows, that she is different to Rikki because all he wants to do is protect his friends and family while she wants to kill them, this proves my thesis because it shows that she built up enough strength to let her husband go even if she didn’t know he was gonna die. Another example, is when she went in the house to kill the family. Rikki wants to save the family. This shows that Nagaina is different from Rikki for many reasons because she wants to kill the family and wants revenge for killing Nag, this proves my thesis because it shows that Nagaina had to build up enough strength to leave her eggs and she tried to be brave when Rikki confronted her.In conclusion I would to restate that Nagaina is the antagonist because she wanted to do the opposite of what the hero wanted to do because the hero wanted to save the garden and his family while Nagaina wanted to hurt everything in the garden and the family.The author, Rudyard Kipling, uses personification in this story to help demonstrate the way the animals talk and react to each