Character (Pi)
One trait Pi shows when he makes survival plans.
What is resourceful, strength, or resilient?
What event causes Pi to end up in the ocean?
What is the shipwreck?
The main external conflict in the story.
What is Pi vs. nature?
Richard Parker represents survival instinct. This is called…
What is symbolism?
The most important theme in the story
What is survival?
Pi relies on this to stay mentally strong.
What is faith/religion?
This animal shares the lifeboat with Pi
Who is Richard Parker? (tiger)
Pi vs. Richard Parker is an example of this type of conflict.
What is external conflict?
Descriptions that appeal to the senses are called…
What is imagery?
This theme shows how Pi relies on belief.
What is faith?
Pi feels this emotion when he first sees the tiger.
What is fear?
These creatures suddenly fill the boat in a chaotic scene
What are flying fish?
Pi struggling with his fear is this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict?
The ocean being described like a living thing is…
What is personification?
The relationship between Pi and Richard Parker supports this theme about humans and the natural world.
Humans must learn to coexist with nature
Pi changes from fearful to this as he adapts.
What is confident (or brave/strategic)?
Pi kills this fish after struggling with his emotions.
What is a dorado?
Pi feels guilt and hesitation when killing animals for food. This conflict shows a struggle between survival and this.
What is morality (or his values/conscience)?
Hints about future events are called…
What is foreshadowing?
Pi’s ability to move from fear to control shows this theme about emotions.
Fear can be transformed into motivation or strength
Pi struggles with this when killing animals.
What is guilt (or moral conflict)?
Pi must learn to do this to survive at sea.
What is adapt (or survive using limited resources)?
Why is Richard Parker essential to Pi’s survival despite being a threat?
What is the tiger forces Pi to stay alert, focused, and motivated to survive?
The detailed description of the flying fish storm appeals to the reader’s senses and creates a vivid picture
What is imagery?
How do Pi’s religious beliefs and survival actions together create a complex theme?
Faith and survival can coexist, even when actions challenge beliefs.