Characters

Piscine Patel (Pi) is the main character in the story. He narrates it. He is a teenage Indian boy and he wants to be part of three religions: Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. This image is one of Dev Patel, because is very alike to Pi, and besides that, he is a Hindu and they have the same last names.

Richard Parker is a Bengal tiger that accompanies Pi when they are in the Pacific ocean. It is interesting how he eats all the animals that are in the boat except for Pi.

 Pi’s father is a zookeeper. He has strong political views and he wants to teach his son all that he can about animals and their psychology. He dies when the Tsimtsum sunk.

Father Martin is the one who introduces Pi to Jesus and to the Catholic religion.
Pi and Father Martin talk a lot and he says to Pi he can be part of multiple faiths.

Tomohiro Okamoto and Asturo Chiba are two Japanese men of the Ministry of Transport. They ask Pi about his survival story of the Tsimtsum sinking. They don’t believe him but they tape the interview and write it for their report.

Statements

One of my favorite parts of the book is when Pi meets both Mr.Kumar and it relates to me because I have met many friends with the same name, and when I talk about them, sometimes I get confused. It’s funny.

It is interesting how Pi wants to be part of three different religions: Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. Many people might think that this is a controversial decision but we all should be free of choosing the religion we want to believe in.

It is so sad how Pi lost his family when the Tsimtsum sank in the middle of the Atlantic. I think if I was Pi I would have died, because my family means everything to me and they support me all the time.

In the third part of the book it is sad how the guys that interview Pi don’t believe him, and it is more tragic when Pi reveals another version of the story, where the animals are replaced by humans. The zebra is the Chinese sailor, the hyena is the cook, the orangutan is his mother and he is the Bengal tiger.

The book was a little fictitious because it is impossible to be alone with a Bengal tiger for more than two months without being eaten. Also when he meets this other French guy in the middle of the Atlantic, also blind like Pi. It is something almost impossible, but we have to understand it is a book, and the imagination can take us wherever we want.

We can notice Pi is a very strong boy, because he fights against all the obstacles he meets over time. This relates to me because I also struggle with many problems in my life and I try to keep the positive side in any circumstance, looking for solutions to the problem.

Pi’s position is very difficult, because he is just a teenager, and in that situation he must navigate through those waters like an adult, being totally independent. He needs to grow up very quickly. This relates to me because sometimes adults treat me as if I was one of them, and I am not. I am just a teenager that has responsibilities and wants to have fun.

In the first part of the book Pi has a desire to be independent, but when he is alone, he realizes it is very difficult and he is unsure of what to do. Despite being without his family, only with a tiger, he needs to move on and figure out how to get through that in such a big world. 
This relates to me, because sometimes I would like to be independent, but then I realize how much I need my family to succeed in this world.

In part two, Pi almost dies because of the storm, and he almost loses all the things he has in the boat, so he gets very scared because he doesn’t want to die. This relates to me because it would be very scary to know that you are going to lose everything you have obtained with a lot of effort, just because of one simple mistake.

I really like how Pi survives for many days just with a tiger. I can notice he is a very strong boy that knows a lot about the world, and he is maturing very fast. I would like to have that ability, to be very calm and bright in moments like that.

Symbols

(Chapter 14, page 44): “Until it knows its rank for certain, the animal lives a life of unbearable anarchy.”
We can see the anarchy symbol. This quote is very certain because all animals want to do whatever they want, because they were born free and they need to keep it that way. Humans want the same; we don’t want anyone saying what we have to do at any moment, but if it was like that we would live in a society without control.

(Chapter 23, page 69): “Bapu Gandhi said, ‘All religions are true’.”
This image represents some of the symbols of the religions in the world, and every religion is in a different color. I think all religions are true. They may have different beliefs or customs, and I respect all of that, but in the end we all believe in one God. It doesn’t matter of what religion you are, we all are going to be connected any way.

The Life of Pi - Part 3 (Vocabulary)

Part 3
(Chapter 99, page 294): “’I’m sorry to say it so bluntly, we don’t mean to hurt your feelings…’”
Bluntly means being honest. Sometimes when we are blunt we may hurt other people’s feelings, so when we say something, we have to say it carefully.

(Chapter 99, page 296): “Clearly it was a strain.”
Strain means injury or damage, instead of saying damage we can say strain, for something we did wrong and we want to repair.

(Chapter 99, page 297): “If you stumble at mere believability, what are you living for? Isn’t love hard to believe?”
Believability is the ability of believing in something, I honestly don’t have that ability, because it’s hard for me to believe in what other people say.

(Chapter 99, page 300): “You’re bringing our service into disrepute!”
Disrepute is like disfavor or disgrace, so when Mr. Chiba says this it is because his friend is doing bad work.

(Chapter 99, page 300): “They were meerkats.”
Meerkats are small, burrowing South African carnivores, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.

(Chapter 99, page 304): “’’His right leg was badly broken at the thigh.”
Thigh is the part of the leg between the hip and the knee.

(Chapter 99, page 305): “I couldn’t believe a human being could survive so much pain, so much butchery.”
Butchery is brutal or wanton slaughter of animals or humans, carnage. So this means Pi was in a terrible situation.

(Chapter 99, page 307): “The dead flesh was too decayed to hold to the fishing hook; it simply dissolved in the water.”
Decay is to decline in quality, health, etc. So the body was almost dying.

(Chapter 99, page 313): “Can anyone fathom the workings of a drunken man’s mind?”
Fathom is to understand, to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend.

(Chapter 100, page 319): “…his story is unparalleled in the history of shipwrecks.”
Shipwrecks are the remains of a wrecked ship.

The Life of Pi - Part 3 (Photos)

Part 3
(Chapter 99, page 291): “’Did you have a good trip?’ ‘We had a wonderful trip. It was a beautiful drive.’”
I took this photo in the Amazon. It is an excellent photo because it captures the beauty of the Amazon and it looks amazing. When I arrived to Bogota, just right before being in the Amazon, everyone asked me if I had a good trip, and obviously I answered yes. It was an awesome trip I shared with my best friends.

(Chapter 99, page 297): “Isn’t love hard to believe?”
This photo shows my sister with me at the beach. I really love my sister, and that question is so true, because, I think you only can love your family. They are the only ones you can truly trust. So I think love is very hard to believe, because you only know a person until their true colors shine through.

(Chapter 100, page 319): “…is an astounding story of courage and endurance in the face of extraordinarily difficult and tragic circumstances.”
This is a photo of myself looking to the horizon in Santa Marta. When you are looking to the horizon, you start to think about all the good and tragic circumstances you have been through, and we have keep out the positive side even in the worst situation possible.

The Life of Pi - Part 3 (Images)

Part 3

(Chapter 95, page 290): “’We work hard.’”
This image is like a metaphor, because it shows the world in our hands. It is a very beautiful image, and it means we have to protect the world, we have to work hard for it, otherwise it won’t be the same anymore. I am trying to help it as much as possible, and I hope everyone is doing the same.

(Chapter 97, page 291): “The story.”
I really like this image, because it’s an open book, and inside of it, there is a big story. I think we all have a story to tell. For example I have been through many different situations in my life, and I could write more than one story to explain them.

(Chapter 99, page 294): “’Well, enough to know the possible from the impossible.’”

In this image we can see the word impossible, and a highlighter only highlighting possible. I have always been characterized for being a down to earth girl, and that includes knowing about the things that are good for me, and the ones that are not, for me not to make wishful thinking.