| Pi Patel is a boy who lives in India with his family, who own the Pondicherry Zoo. On a family vacation, Pi learns about Islam and Christianity, and though he has been brought up as a devout Hindu, he practices all three religions.
Pi's family decides to move to the U.S., and they must take a ship across the Atlantic. Many of the zoo animals are also onboard--they have been sold to zoos in both the U.S. and Canada. However, something goes terribly wrong not far into the trip, and the ship sinks. Pi, a zebra, a chimpanzee, a hyena, and a Bengal tiger are the only survivors on the lifeboat. In the end, it is only Pi and the tiger, Richard Parker, who survive, and who must somehow stay alive long enough to reach land. | ||
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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: Main Adversary Identity: - society Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () Ice Caps/Sea? Yes Where? - Ocean Water? Yes Water: - lifeboat - lost at sea Writing Style Amount of dialog - little dialog |
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