Bonus assignement : represent a key scene

The Tiger

He was hungry,

I was next.

I knew it was bound to happen,

The others were dead.

I was the last one left,

I was weak, helpless.

I’d seen him kill,

He was ferocious, strong

But before my very eyes,

Before my very ears,

He purred,

I was safe.

Personal Response:

            This poem is about the scene where Pi learns that Richard Parker, the Bengal tiger, means no harm. In my opinion it is a very significant part of Pi’s survival. The tiger could have easily shredded and eaten him, but he chose not to. He liked Pi; he purred the way tigers do to let another creature know they mean no harm. Luckily Pi knew, from living at a zoo, exactly what that sound was like. Pi later remembers Richard could survive off fish and salt water; he had no need to kill Pi. Bengal tigers can swim, hunt and drink saline water.