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The Life of Pi is not as it may seem. Pi is not what we would call a normal 16 old boy. He knows everything there is to know about animals of all shapes and sizes. Not only has that but Pi also practiced three religions. After living his younger years in India with his unusual practices, his family decides to move to Canada for a new beginning. Things don’t go as planned though. A squall hits the ship and the ship can’t take the punishment for very long. The ship sinks with only Pi, a three year old Bengal tiger, a hyena, an orangutan, and a zebra survive in a 26 foot long life boat. The animals from the zoo and Pi are forced to live on this lifeboat with minimum supplies. The weak are picked off one by one until only Richard Parker, the tiger, and Pi remained. Pi realizes that Richard Parker will eventually become hungry again so Pi decides to befriend him by fishing for him. Then the least expected happens. He meets another lifeboat at sea. When this other castaway attacks Pi for his flesh, Richard Parker repays the favor and demolishes the other human. Pi eventually sees land but it is not what he expects. This little island has absolutely no soil but is covered in edible algae. Not only that, there is thousands of meerkats that perform the same routine every day. But one night, Pi discovers that the island is carnivorous. In order to save himself, he takes a huge risk and leaves the island in search of the mainland. After floating adrift until he can no longer stand, Pi finally reaches land. When Richard Parker realizes it, he jumps of the boat and disappears into the forests of Mexico. Shortly after, people find Pi and take him to the hospital. While in the hospital, Pi is interviewed where his story takes an unexpected turn. Maybe this actually happened, maybe it didn’t.
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel and Tomislav Torjanac
barbie, November 23, 2010
The Life of Pi is not as it may seem. Pi is not what we would call a normal 16 old boy. He knows everything there is to know about animals of all shapes and sizes. Not only has that but Pi also practiced three religions. After living his younger years in India with his unusual practices, his family decides to move to Canada for a new beginning. Things don’t go as planned though. A squall hits the ship and the ship can’t take the punishment for very long. The ship sinks with only Pi, a three year old Bengal tiger, a hyena, an orangutan, and a zebra survive in a 26 foot long life boat. The animals from the zoo and Pi are forced to live on this lifeboat with minimum supplies. The weak are picked off one by one until only Richard Parker, the tiger, and Pi remained. Pi realizes that Richard Parker will eventually become hungry again so Pi decides to befriend him by fishing for him. Then the least expected happens. He meets another lifeboat at sea. When this other castaway attacks Pi for his flesh, Richard Parker repays the favor and demolishes the other human. Pi eventually sees land but it is not what he expects. This little island has absolutely no soil but is covered in edible algae. Not only that, there is thousands of meerkats that perform the same routine every day. But one night, Pi discovers that the island is carnivorous. In order to save himself, he takes a huge risk and leaves the island in search of the mainland. After floating adrift until he can no longer stand, Pi finally reaches land. When Richard Parker realizes it, he jumps of the boat and disappears into the forests of Mexico. Shortly after, people find Pi and take him to the hospital. While in the hospital, Pi is interviewed where his story takes an unexpected turn. Maybe this actually happened, maybe it didn’t.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)