| This book is about a boy nicknamed Pi who gets stuck on a boat with a tiger. He is shipwrecked and the tiger has eaten everyone except for him. Because food is lacking and he is alone, Pi begins to think that the tiger can talk to him and he kind of loses his mind for a few days. Later, Pi finds an island and decides that he likes it so he leaves the boat. It isn't until later that he decides that the island isn't the best place for him to stay since the meerkats living there attack him and strange plants on the island make the ground acidic. He finally reaches Mexico and tells some people about what happened to him but they don't believe that he was able to talk to the tiger, so he changes his story so that the animals are replaced with people. Eventually, he finds he is alone and is sent to a foster home. | ||
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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 Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () Asian country: - Pacific Islands Water? Yes Water: - lost at sea Writing Style Amount of dialog - mostly dialog |
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