A group of friends gather for a new year's party when a drunk friend ends up destroying a shrine owned by monkey worshippers. This person (Fleet) is attacked by one of the cultists in retaliation and he ends up having a craving for human flesh leading on to a great tragedy.
"The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling explores themes of colonialism, cultural clash, and religious superstition. It follows an encounter between an arrogant colonial man and a vengeful, mystic Indian deity. The story ultimately critiques colonial attitudes and ignorance towards indigenous beliefs, as well as the consequences of imposing one's culture onto another.
It represents the encounter between colonizer and colonized, between English men and Indians.
That all the technology Europeans had, they were no match to the Indian magic or spiritual activities.
Rudyard Kipling
The protagonist in Rudyard Kipling's "The Finest Story in the World" is Mr. John Lockwood Kipling, who narrates the story to the protagonist, unnamed.
In "The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling, the Silver Man is a mysterious being that appears to have supernatural powers. He is a manifestation of Indian folklore and is a local deity who is invoked by the characters in the story to help them deal with a curse. The Silver Man plays a key role in the resolution of the plot.
Rudyard Kipling was credited with reviving the short story in English literature
The Cat is the name of the story.
Rudyard Kipling wrote the story about Mowgli in "The Jungle Book."
Rudyard Kipling
Mowgli is a fictional feral child character created in Rudyard Kiplings short story.......
In "The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling, the main internal conflict arises in the character of Fleete, who struggles with the moral implications and supernatural consequences of defiling a native idol. He grapples with his sense of guilt and the growing realization that he may be cursed. The conflict between his rational skepticism and the inexplicable events he witnesses drives the tension in the story.
According to "the Kipling Bible" at Southern Cross Review, the final work Rudyard Kipling completed before his death was a short story titled "Proofs of Holy Writ".
Rikki-tikki-tavi was a short story and was part of the Jungle Book. It was written by Rudyard Kipling while he was living in Vermont. Published in 1894 it has been adapted into at least two animated features and elements from the story have been incorporated into two other cartoon series.
There is one major one that shows up. The mark of the beast is considered throughout the writing to be the conflict against God's law.