Life of Pi - 2nd Quarter

The Life of Pi 2nd Quarter

Your Name: Nick

Quarter #2, pages 89 - 178

Novel Name: the Life of Pi

Author’s last name: Martel

Skeletal Plot

- Overlooks on two Mr. Kumars, one a baker and the other a teacher, talking about going to the zoo.

- Pi meets up with the two at the zoo.

- All observe mice get eaten by vipers, and zoomorphism

- Pi’s family decides to set sail out of India to North America

- Pi’s family left Madras on the Panamanian-registered, Japanese cargo ship the Tsimtsum.

Conflict

Person vs. Nature predominantly, Person vs. Society occasionally and Person vs. Self occasionally

Setting

Various places in India, then on the sea.

Characters

- Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel - main character, round.

- Mr. Kumar #1 - Baker, static

- Mr. Kumar #2 - Science teacher, dynamic.

Point of View

This story continues to be written in the 1st person view.

Notables on the writer’s style and structure

- Any similes or metaphors? Some

- Visual or other imagery? Some

- Is there unusual vocabulary? None yet found

- Is the novel structured with a particular idea? Yes.

- Is there dialogue & is it realistic? No.

Themes:

Adventure

Epic

Horror

Personal Response

As the book progresses, Pi and his family board the Tsimtsum. Bad idea as that ship ends up sinking like a stone in the Pacific Ocean, leaving Pi without his family.