Life of Pi
Which animal represents Pi?
Richard Parker
Which deity represents the hearth and home
Hestia/ Vesta
Odysseus's wife
Penelope
How does Oedipus win the kingdom?
He solves the riddle of the sphinx
Animal Farm is what type of story
Allegory
Which animal most closely represents the "good mother" archetype?
Orange Juice
Asking the gods for support or inspiration
Invocation
This is likely Odysseus' greatest flaw
Hubris
How does Jocasta die?
She hangs herself
What historical event is represented in Animal Farm
The Russian Revolution
What in Life of Pi represents an archetypal paradise?
Pondicherry Zoo
Bird-like creatures who lured sailors to their death (often misrepresented as mermaids)
Sirens
This trait unites Odysseus and Athena and is likely the reason she favors him
Metis
What three things does Oedipus' name mean
Swollen foot, I have seen, I have known
List two characters who are wise (relatively) to the pigs' trickery
Benjamin, Clover
The author character's story in the opening and closing chapters of Life of Pi is an example of_______________.
Framed Tale
What is the term for a subtle reference to an important work of art, literature, or history?
Allusion
List three characters who stay loyal to Odysseus
Penelope, Eurykleia, Telemakhos, and Eumaios
What is significant about Oedipus' act of self-mutilation?
It is an ironic reversal of his name; he uses Jocasta's pins to do it (a phallic symbol representing that their relations were their mutual ruin); it keeps him from having to look at his offspring, the result of his inability to outrun his fate
What does the windmill represent?
An impossible ideal/dream: the failed communist experiment
Give three reasons Pi can be considered an archetypal hero
He goes on a hero's journey, he is identified early on as special/ different for his religious interests, he has wise men/ advisors, he endures tribulations/ isolation, etc.
The term for how The Odyssey begins (HINT: not the invocation)
In media res
Kirke and Kalypso both fit which archetype
Temptress
Odysseus shares this quality with Hercules, Orpheus, and Sisyphus
Returning from the Underworld
What is the biggest reason the pigs are able to exploit the other animals?
The pigs are clever while the other animals are ignorant/ uninformed