Ahmedi Character Analysis

To undertake a mission people undergo many tasks even if they are outrageous to complete their mission. People set goals to motivate themselves to complete the challenge that they are facing. For instance, Farah Ahemedi was so determined to survive that she climbed a mountain with a prosthetic leg on. John Steinbeck was so motivated to find the real beauty of places and cultures that he traveled across America to complete his goal that he set for himself. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi has mind settled on protecting Teddy and his family that he fought off any animals that imposed as any threat to the family. All three of these characters each undertook their mission even if meant undergoing difficult challenges to comlete their goal. Both Ahmedi and

Ahmedi's was motivated to survive her tough situation with her mother. Ahmedi and her mother's goal wast to escape to Pakistan from Afghanistan's dangerous and difficult time of war. When arriving at the boarder, she learned that the they were not the only ones trying to escape to Pakistan. The guards had closed the gates to all refugees, but this did not stop Ahemedi from wanting to complete her mission. She learned that the way to get across was to bribe the guards, but Ahmedi and her mother had no extra money to spare. Fortunately for them, a nice man,Ghulam Ali, learned about a smuggler's path across the mountains, and agreed to take Ahmedi and her mother alongside his family. Ahmedi was so motivated to complete her goal that her prosthetic leg didn't stop her from climbing the mountain. On page 13, according to Ahmedi she stated "How did I scale the mountain so easily" and "Before, I found it hard to climb up two or three flights of chairs". Also on page 13 Ahmedi stated, "Perhaps my desperation gave me energy and made me forget the rigor of the climb". This showed that she reacted differently due to her challenging situation. Ahmedi learned that people act surprising during tough

Rikki-Tikki was just a young,small mongoose which meant having to deal with some of the much bigger and dangerous animals. Rikki-Tikki's goal was to protect Teddy as well as his family and to survive which meant having to kill Nag and Nagina. Since Rikki Tikki is a mongoose, one of his traits is not getting frightened easily. This was until he was in a battle with an actual cobra. On page 68, "Rikki-Tikki was vey frightened as he saw the size of the cobra" (Rudyard Kipling). This evidence proves that the size of Nag frightened Rikki-Tikki during his battle with the cobra. Also, according to Rudyard Kipling on page 73, "Rikki-Tikki knew that he must catch her, or all the trouble would begin again. When Rikki-Tikki killed Nag and Nagina, he completed his mission to survive and protect Teddy and his family. Rikki-Tikki learned that you can accomplish any challenge no matter how big, as long as you put your mind to