Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Question #5
Pi says, "It's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go" (Martell 285). Discuss the truth of these words in both the book and in life.
Question #4
After more than seven months, Pi reaches land. Richard Parker disappears into the forest immediately. Why no goodbyes ("Well, wild animals do not have the capacity to say goodbye" is not the type of answer we are looking for)?
Question #2
What are a couple of ways the island is empirically impossible? Why do you think this island is in the book? (Remember that everything in this book is, more or less, supossed to be a true account of Pi's experiences.)
Question #1
In chaper 90, Pi, a normally peace-loving vegetarian, has a hallucinatory conversation with a carnivorous sailor who tries to strangle him. What is the purpose of this chapter? Why do you come to this conclusion?
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