Pi’s Faith
Symbolism
Vocab
The Journey
Life Before
100

The religion that Pi grew up with and was taught.

What is Hindu?

100

The animal representing a chef, and the feral side of humanity

What is a hyena?

100

Habving a jellylike consistency.

What is gelatinous?

100

The version of the journey in which investigators find hard to believe.

What is the Animal story?

100

The place where Pi grew up

What is a zoo?

200

The notion that Pi believes is nonsense and is a false conception of zoos.

What is the theory that animals are unhappy and unruly in zoos?

200

The animal representing hope and joy, very close to Pi.

What is a orangutan?

200

Non-religious

What is secular?

200

An item added onto the raft to make life more comfortable.

What is a chair/canopy?

200

The reason the Tiger got the name Richard Parker.


Who is the hunter who captured him?

300

In Pi’s mind, the only thing standing in the way of life.

What is fear?

300

The person who replaces the zebra in the alternate version of the story.

Who is the sailor?

300

Having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous.

What is voracous?

300

The difference between Richard Parker’s sleep pattern and Pi’s sleep pattern.

What is Pi’s short sleeping pattern?

300

The name of the pastor who taught Pi Christianity.


Who is father Martin?

400

The rote that Pi fell into so he didn't lose hope.

What is the pattern of praying everyday?

400

The color orange represents this emotion throughout the journey.

What is hope and survival?

400

A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged in order to find a greater meaning

What is coherence?

400

The action/process the island goes through at night.

What is becoming very acidic and creating fresh water?

400

The reason the main character has a nickname of Pi

Who are the kids that made fun of his original name and forced him to change it to not get made fun of?

500

The reason Pi believes that he survived at all.

Who is Richard Parker?

500

The representation of lost dreams, and false goals.

What is the algae island?

500

To be bloodthirsty, bloody.


What is sanguinary?

500

 The final action of Richard Parker to symbolize a goodbye.

What is nothing?

500

The name of the main character’s mother.

Who is Gita?