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Life of Pi

The document discusses the novel 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel, focusing on the protagonist Pi's struggle for survival after being stranded at sea with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. It explores themes of survival, adaptation, and the psychological challenges Pi faces as he navigates his dire situation. The text also highlights Martel's use of tone and conflict to develop Pi's character and convey the complexities of his experience.

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Life of Pi

The document discusses the novel 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel, focusing on the protagonist Pi's struggle for survival after being stranded at sea with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. It explores themes of survival, adaptation, and the psychological challenges Pi faces as he navigates his dire situation. The text also highlights Martel's use of tone and conflict to develop Pi's character and convey the complexities of his experience.

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Looking at the image and

the title, what do you


think this novel might be
about?

What do you think it


would be like to be
stranded at sea, alone in
a small boat with a tiger?
What challenges and
dangers might you face?
Yann Martel (b. 1963) was born in Spain to Canadian parents
and lived in many different places, including Costa Rica,
Mexico , Alaska, and Canada. After graduating from college, he
worked various jobs, suchas dishwasher and security guard.
Unsure about what he wanted to pursue as a career, he
started to write.Though he found critical success, sales of his
stories did not follow. Eventually, Martel traveled to India,
where he found the inspiration for his most successful work,
Life of Pi.
Adj.
irresolvable (of a problem or dilemma) impossible to
solve or settle.

Adj.
predatory (of an animal) preying naturally on others.

n.
an enemy- one's opponent in a contest,
adversary conflict, or dispute.
In the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel, the main character is a teenager
whose family owns a zoo in India.The family decides to leave India with
their animals and sail to Canada, but while traveling, their ship is struck by
a violent storm and sinks. Pi escapes on a lifeboat with four of the family’s
animals: a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan—and a Bengal tiger named
Richard Parker.The hyena kills the zebra and the orangutan but is in turn
killed by the tiger. Pi constructs a raft for himself, where he can retreat to
safety from the tiger, and sets about taming Richard Parker.
Survival, existence, endurance. Adapt to survive.This is a Common

expression means : one should use all surroundings to preserve life. One

must follow peculiar ways and do Strange actions to stay a live in certain

situation of high Risk.


In this excerpt from Life of Pi by Yann Martel, Pi tries to come to
terms with a disturbing fact about his continuing survival adrift at sea.
He shares a boat with Richard Parker, a tiger, and unless Pi provides
him with fresh meat the tiger will eat him. Pi decides to take up
fishing, but he has no bait and the fish don’t bite. Suddenly the air is
full of flying fish fleeing from a school of dorado. Some of them land in
the bottom of the boat, providing Pi with bait. As a lifelong vegetarian,
he can hardly bring himself to kill a fellow creature, but when he baits
his hook with a flying fish’s head he quickly finds himself battling with
an enormous dorado. Now Pi is not just fighting for his survival. He
has become a predator—like the tiger he must feed.
Mark details in paragraph 1 that reveal
tone—the author’s attitude toward his
subject and his audience.

Describe the tone of Pi’s remarks


and to say what impression it
conveys of Pi

Pi’s account of his morning is


delivered in a calm, matter-of-fact
tone.This conveys the impression
that Pi is a practical young man
who is dealing with his situation
without fear or distaste.

why might the author have included these details?

Pi’s calm tone suggests that he will cope with what comes his
way and that he will do whatever is necessary to feed himself
and (crucially) the tiger.
Authors often use tone to help establish character. By adding these details, the author makes it

clear that Pi is capable of seeing the funny side of his terrible situation. For example, Pi’s

humorous remark that he “was not too wet” suggests that he realizes that while his situation is

dire, it could always be worse—and likely will be, if he can’t keep the tiger well fed.
Mark details in paragraph 5 that
refer to Pi’s involvement in a
conflict.

Which details show how Pi’s fight for


survival becomes an exasperating
conflict with a slippery opponent

By dragging out the details of Pi’s


attempt—fish by fish, hook by hook—
Martel makes the reader more and
more eager to find out if Pi is ever
going to outmaneuver these happy
freeloading fish.
Why might the author have included
these details.What type of conflict
does the author show here to create
suspense?

The conflict here is between Pi


and the fish he is relying on for his
survival.The tone is humorous. It is
unlikely that the “happy freeloading
fish” would have acknowledged any
conflict. By adding these details, the
author shows that Pi’s battle for
survival will be fought on many fronts—
there are enemies and potential
enemies everywhere

Authors often use conflict to


dramatize a hero’s precarious
relationship with a hostile world. In Pi’s
world, survival is a well-fed tiger—but if
the fish refuse to bite, Pi’s only hope of
survival will disappear down Richard
Parker’s throat.
How does Pi's inner voice
reflect his psychological
state and survival instincts
in this passage?

Pi's inner voice reveals his self-


critical and sarcastic nature,
showing his mental exhaustion
and anxiety about survival. The
rebukes he directs at himself
for losing the turtle and his
sarcastic thoughts about
feeding Richard Parker
highlight his struggle to
maintain hope and practical
solutions in a dire situation.
His inner voice oscillates
between fear, guilt, and
determination, indicating his
reliance on self-discipline and
critical thinking to survive
while grappling with
overwhelming challenges.

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