| Pi Patel is a young boy who faced death in the arms of a tiger when they were stranded alone together. He was with the tiger for 227 days at sea. He believed in God. He started to live in Pondicherry, India where he grew up with his family including his father, a zookeeper. He lived with ferocious wild animals. When they were to go to Canada, the ship sank and so he was left in a raft with a hyena, an orangutan and a Bengal Tiger. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh) Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's Animal story Yes Kind of animal: Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes Loss of... Exploring into the wild Yes kind of story - water adventure Main Character Gender - Male Age: - a teen Main Adversary Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 () Writing Style Amount of dialog - little dialog |
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