Imperialism in “Rikki Tikki Tavi”

In the story “Rikki Tikki Tavi” we are presented with a mangoes named Rikki that represents Indians that were in favor of Great Britain’s imperial rule. The family represents Great Britain, and the snakes represent resistance against imperial Great Britain. The mangoes defeats the snakes, winning the respect and live of the family. In the begining Ricki was seen as broken and nearly dead, but as the story progresses we see that Ricki has made himself a hero later making his ultimate victory against the snakes (resistance to imperial rule). When Great Britain took over India it was because they wanted to help civilize it, they leginimately had the desire to help other country. It was all with good intentions, and whether achieved appropriately it did indeed come true but unfortunately at a cost.