Pi and Violence
Example of character on character violence
hyena eating the zebra
How does Anakin Skywalker relate to Pi?
they were both fighting their dark sides
what were the 3 religions Pi chose to practice
Hinduism, Christianity and Muslim
What is the root of Pi's battle within himself throughout the novel
Having different religions and having his family judge him for his beliefs.
What movie is a lot like Pi enduring man vs. nature?
2000 film Cast Away featuring Tom Hanks
How did Richard Parker get his name?
a news writer mixed up the hunters and Richard parkers names.
How does Pi's father showing the tiger eating the goat cause a change in Pi?
It awaked violence that he was not aware of causing a fear of his darker self like an animals.
What music artist endured character on character violence during their career?
Tupac; like hyena attacking the zebra, Tupac was attacked and unfortunately passed
What does Richard Parker represent?
He represents pi's other identity that as to kill to survive even when he doesn't support violence.
Why did Pi not like violence and was against killing even when he was on the boat
In the Bible all violence is considered an offense about god and humanity
In what book does the main character have to contend with a character such as Richard Parker.
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Brian gets attacked by a moose.
In how to read lit, it talks about how normal violence is used in just mysteries or fiction. What is an example of normal violence in Life of Pi?
When he tells the story about the cook killing his mother.
Throughout Pi's life he endured 3 types of violence. What are they?
Character on character violence, character on self violence and man vs. nature.
The book Beloved as the mother kills her daughter. This is included to show its importance and cause the reader to have feelings usually bad at the incident. What violent scene caused readers to become emotional?
When orange juice was attacked and killed by the hyena because orange juice represented Pi's mom.
Why is it important to interrogate text especially in Life of Pi?
Because violence In the book is so varied between each challenge Pi faces throughout his life.