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Wow! The theme is so clear and obvious. Theme is an underlying message or the lesson the author is trying to get the reader to understand. The theme of this short story, “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, is To protect those who are not able to protect themselves is a duty which everyone owes to society. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the protagonist, represents protecting and helping others. I chose this theme because both Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Nagaina were trying to protect their family. I can see why some people chose the theme Good is rewarded and evil is punished, but the egg that Nagaina had with her when she died in the hole may still hatch and then Rikki-Tikki-Tavi will have to protect his family from that snake because he probably has the same …show more content…

She sent Nag to kill the “Big man” because deep down she was scared; she did not want to die. After Rikki assassinated all of her eggs except one, she told Rikki that if he gave her the last egg, that she would go away and never come back. Even though, most likely she would have came back. Evil animals and people still care and protect their loved ones.
The “Big Man,” the father of the mortal family, tried to help protect his family as much as he could. He tried to finish off Karait, even though Rikki had already taken care of it. He also persuades the mother to let Rikki sleep with their child because he knows that his little one is safe with a mongoose to protect him. After Rikki kills Nag, the “Big Man” takes a broom and brings the dead snake out of the house to protect his family. It is blessing to have a loving family who protects you.
Rikki protects everyone around him and tries to keep them as safe as possible, just like the police, firemen, and doctors. When Nagaina tries to kill the human family, he distracts her and saves them. He kills all of Nagaina’s eggs, except one to protect the garden. In the climax, Rikki ends up killing Nagaina along with all the other snakes. Not only did he cause his human family to feel safer, he made the animals that live there very

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