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Life of Pi
Yann Martel
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Summary
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Summary and Analysis
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Part One (Toronto and Pondicherry): Chapters 1–6
Part One: Chapters 7–20
Part One: Chapters 21–36
Part Two (The Pacific Ocean): Chapters 37–42
Part Two: Chapters 43–47
Part Two: Chapters 48–57
Part Two: Chapters 58–62
Part Two: Chapters 63–80
Part Two: Chapters 80–95
Part Three (Benito Juárez Infirmary, Tomatlán, Mexico): Chapters 96–100
Characters
Character List
Piscine Molitor Patel
Richard Parker
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
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Faith
Storytelling
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Author’s Note
Part One (Toronto and Pondicherry): Chapters 1–6
Part One: Chapters 7–20
Part One: Chapters 21–36
Part Two (The Pacific Ocean): Chapters 37–42
Part Two: Chapters 43–47
Part Two: Chapters 48–57
Part Two: Chapters 58–62
Part Two: Chapters 63–82
Part Two: Chapters 83–94
Part Three (Benito Juráez Infirmary, Tomatlán, Mexico): Chapters 95–100
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Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi)
Richard Parker
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Francis Adirubasamy
Ravi
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Context
Plot Overview
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Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Author's Note
Part One (Toronto and Pondicherry): Chapters 1-6
Part One: Chapters 7-20
Part One: Chapters 21-36
Part Two (The Pacific Ocean): Chapters 37-42
Part Two: Chapters 43-47
Part Two: Chapters 48-57
Part Two: Chapters 58-62
Part Two: Chapters 63-80
Part Two: Chapters 80-95
Part Three (Benito Juárez Infirmary, Tomatlán, Mexico): Chapters 96-100
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How to Write Literary Analysis
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Further Study
Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
1
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In the chapters that frame the main story, how is Pi described?
A shy, young man
A shy, middle-aged man
A confident, middle-aged man
A confident, young man
2
of 5
The structure of the novel illustrates Pi's defining characteristic. What is this characteristic?
Love of facts
Love of stories
Interest in animals
His complex faith
3
of 5
How is Richard Parker portrayed throughout the novel?
As a comic foil
Anthropomorphically
As a real animal
As an imaginary animal
4
of 5
What, in relation to Pi, does Richard Parker symbolise?
Pi's unreliability
Pi's childhood
Pi's malicious cruelty
Pi's animal instincts
5
of 5
In the second story that Pi tells the Japanese investigators, who is Richard Parker?
A zookeeper
Pi's mother
Pi
A blind Frenchman
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