About The Author
Themes & Symbolism
Characters
Main Plot Events
Quotes
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When did Yann Martel publish Life of Pi?
2001.
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What is one of the themes in the book Life of Pi?
The will to stay alive.
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What was Pi named after?
A swimming Pool.
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Why does Pi's father show him how dangerous tigers can be?
So Pi knows to be careful around all the animals at the zoo.
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What does Pi mean when he says, "Just beyond the ticket booth Father had painted on a wall in bright red letters the question: DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE ZOO? An arrow pointed to a small curtain. There were so many eager, curious hands that pulled at the curtain that we had to replace it regularly. Behind it was a mirror. "
He means that the most dangerous animal is actually us, humans.
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What were two of the three jobs Yann Martel had?
Dishwasher, tree planter or security guard.
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What is another theme from Life of Pi?
The Importance of Storytelling.
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Where did Pi grow up?
Pondicherry.
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How does Pi end up in the lifeboat?
A ship wreck.
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What does Pi mean when he says, "Without Richard Parker, I wouldn’t be alive today to tell you my story."
Richard Parker was the one who actually kept him alive.
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What did Yann Martel study?
Philosophy.
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What is the final theme from Life of Pi?
The Nature of Religious Belief.
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True or False: Richard Parker is actually the name of the hunter who hunted him.
True.
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What did Pi make to get out of the lifeboat?
A raft.
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What does Pi mean when he says, "The lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar."
The lower you are as in spirit, the higher your faith and imagination will soar.
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Where was Yann Martel born?
Spain.
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What does the color orange symbolize?
It symbolizes survival.
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True or False: Richard Parker thought of ways to eat lse.Pi, including barbecuing Pi with potato salad or Pi Sashimi and soft shell crab.
False.
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True or false: Pi met another cast away in the ocean.
True.
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What does Pi mean when he says, "Life on a lifeboat isn’t much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with few pieces. The elements couldn’t be more simple, nor the stakes higher."
That it really isn't a life, it is more of survival and the stakes of losing the game is losing his life.
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Where does Yann Martel live if not living somewhere else?
Montreal.
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What does Pi symbolize?
The complexity of PI, either in the form of 3.14 or even the greek letter containing alpha and omega.
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What did Pi study?
Zoology.
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Pi and Richard Parker found an island. What was wrong with the island?
It was a cannibalistic island.
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What does Pi mean when he says, "I know zoos are no longer in people’s good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both."
People are saying negative things about both zoos and religion.
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