Life of Pi
What are the two ways we focused on reading the novel?
1. A story of Pi's coming-of-age (growing up)
2. A religious parable
Pi's prayer rug is an example of his beliefs in ________
Islam(Muslim)
Describe the relationship between Islam and the West
The west has not been so welcoming(or kind) to muslims.
What is the goal of Hinduism?
The goal is Braham and to over overcome the illusion of the physical world that does not allow us to see the spiritual world.
Who poisons the king as an act of revenge?
The doctor Mr. Dubi
In what ways does Pi change over the course of the novel?
He changes in the way that when the book started he was a innocent boy then after he lost his family and is stuck in a boat with a tiger becomes more miserable ans loses his morals.
Pi calls this religion his "sacred cosmic womb." In other words, the religion he primarily sees the world through
What is Hinduism?
Name three of the five Pillars of Islam
Shahada, Fasting at Ramadan, Hajj, Almsgiving, and Praying five times a day
How are Karma and Reincarnation related?
When you are reincarnated you want to receive the highest karma.
What is the message of the story of the slave being held under the water?
To have him see a different matter of perspective of how safe the boat truly is.
What is the significance of the carnivorous island?
It is Pi's hope and despair at the same time.
What is the narrator's purpose in telling us Pi's story? How do we see that in the novel?
To get people to believe in God he does this with the Pi's two stories and how it is up to us what faith we chose.
What does Rumi mean by "being human is a guest house"?
Let your emotions in (inviting them)
How do Hindus understand time?
It is irrelevant
What is the purpose of a mythic story?
To teach a lesson; a story with characters and setting that is hard to believe but is relatable.
What is the significance of the story with the animals?
This is believable ans it is a coping mechanism.
Explain how Hinduism helps Pi make sense of some part of his journey
It helps him cope with his suffering and see God in everything.
Allah's relationship to the created world
Nothing can bring you to him, transcendence.
How do Hindus view the physical world?
Hindus veiw the world with everything being God.
Explain the structure of The Thousand and One Nights
Framed story
Why does Pi ask for his story to be told in 100 chapters?
To bring order and make sense of what has occurred.
Why don't the investigators believe Pi's first story at the end of the novel?
They seem like unbelievable events.
How do Pi's beliefs in Islam and Christianity contradict his belief in Hinduism?
Islam and Christianity Pi knows that he life matters while with Hinduism his life is not as important.
Explain "The Atman is Brahman"
When a person's soul is one with the universal soul.
The dilemma that Arjuna faces illustrates this part of Hinduism
The idea of rebirth when the deity tells him that it is fine that he will kill his fam bc they will come back anyway.