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    A Study Guide for Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
    A Study Guide for Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
    A Study Guide for Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
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    A Study Guide for Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

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    A Study Guide for Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateJul 15, 2016
    ISBN9781535832120
    A Study Guide for Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

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      A Study Guide for Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" - Gale

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      Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

      Rudyard Kipling

      1895

      Introduction

      Rudyard Kipling's endearing Rikki-Tikki-Tavi initially appeared in 1895 as part of the second volume of The Jungle Book, a collection of children's stories set in colonial India that Kipling wrote while living in Brattleboro, Vermont. Telling the tale of Rikki-tikki-tavi, a brave and heroic mongoose, and his battle against the evil king cobras, Nag and Nagaina, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a war story that depicts in the simplest of terms the triumph of good over bad. Emulating the contemporary trend in children's literature to create imaginary worlds to appeal to a child's imagination, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi takes place entirely in a small garden populated by anthropomorphized birds, snakes, muskrats, and frogs.

      By imparting values particularly characteristic of Kipling's Victorian society, including loyalty, productivity, hard work, and courage, the story serves an educational purpose. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi also implicitly affirms the Victorian assumption of British superiority and its faith in the inherent goodness of empire-building.

      In its use of suspense and pacing, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a wonderful example of Kipling's expertise in storytelling and a testament to why his stories remained popular into the early 2000s. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, both as part of The Jungle Book and as an independent story, appeared in numerous incarnations throughout the twentieth century. As of 2004, numerous versions of The Jungle Book volumes were in print, including a paperback version by Penguin that included a critical introduction by Daniel Karlin.

      Author Biography

      Poet, novelist, and short story writer Rudyard Kipling, the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, was the most popular literary figure in the late nineteenth century. He was born December 30, 1865, in Bombay, India, to John Lockwood Kipling and Alice MacDonald Kipling. Both of his grandfathers had been Methodist ministers and, though Kipling did not practice Christianity as an adult, the symbolism and values of the religion heavily influenced his work. He had one younger sister, Alice, who was known as

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