How does Rudyard Kipling use characters to reveal a truth about mankind?

1. How does Rudyard Kipling use characters to reveal a truth about mankind?

2. In this lesson you will learn how to determine the theme of a story by comparing and contrasting character actions over the course of a text.

3. Events that lead to theme: • Great war - • indicates • conflict • 2 supporting • characters – • help and give • Rikki advice • Rikki does the • fighting “RikkiTikkiTavi” This the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment. Darzee, the tailor-bird, helped him, and Chuchundra, the muskrat, who never comes out into the middle of the floor, but always creeps round by the wall, gave him advice, but Rikki-tikki did the real fighting.

4. Theme = Big Central Idea learned after reading a text Plot events Character’s actions

5. List actions of each character and ask, • “How are they the same?” 1 • List actions of each character and ask, • “How are they different?” 2 Consider the outcome of the text in relation to character actions. Ask, “What is the author trying to teach me through these characters?” 3

6. 1 List actions of each character and ask,“How are they the same?” Nagaina Rikki & as soon as our eggs in the melon-bed hatch (as they may to-morrow), our children will need room and quiet." "He'll do no such thing," said the father. "Teddy’s safer with that little beast than if he had a bloodhound to watch him. Care about loved ones Nagaina lifted up her head and hissed, "You warned Rikki-tikki when I would have killed him. he would go off into his long war-cry of "Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!" Make a noise to indicate danger

7. 1 • List actions of each character and ask, “How are they the same?” "The boy is safe, and it was I—I—I that caught Nag by the hood last night in the bath-room." “Give me the last of my eggs, and I will go away and never come back.” Possess natural instinct to protect • & • Care about loved ones • Make a noise to indicate danger • Rikki • Nagaina • Possess natural instinct to protect

8. 2 List actions of each character and ask,“How are they different?” Interacts positively with humans Hates the humans Hisses Bites Only concerned about her own family Helps other characters Rikki Nagaina Vs.

9. 3 • Consider the outcome of the text in • relation to character actions • Loyalty to • loved ones • Motivated to • protect loved ones • When loved ones • are threatened, we • feel anger and fear • Good vs. evil • “What is the author trying to teach me through these characters?”

10. How does Kipling use characters to reveal a truth about mankind? Rikki and Nagaina both care about their loved ones, demonstrate a natural instinct to protect, and make a noise that indicates anger. In contrast, Rikki interacts positively with humans, while Nagaina is selfish and wants the garden for her family. Rikki helps several other characters, while Nagaina is only concerned about her immediate family. I learned through this story that mankind is motivated to protect loved ones but that good prevails over evil.

11. List actions of each character and ask, • “How are they the same?” 1 • List actions of each character and ask, • “How are they different?” 2 Consider the outcome of the text in relation to character actions. Ask, “What is the author trying to teach me through these characters?” 3

12. In this lesson you have learned how to determine the theme of a story by comparing and contrasting character actions over the course of a text.