Life of Pi Exam

Please copy and paste the following FOUR questions to a GoogleDoc, respond and share with me by 5:30 PM on Monday, April 13th.

1. Why does Pi give credit for his survival to Richard Parker? If each character in Pi’s two stories are paralleled - Orange Juice to Pi’s mother, the hyena to the cook, the zebra to the sailor, and Richard Parker to Pi - what does Pi represent in the first story? Use evidence from the story to support your answers and respond in no less than 250 words.


2. Considering the criteria that you established that is necessary for a story that will make one believe in God, did Pi's story achieve that? Please be specific to the characters, the setting and the plot.  Your response should be at least 3 paragraphs.


3. A Found Poem is a type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources and reframing them as poetry. Use the text of "Life of Pi" and create a Found Poem consisting of at least 9 lines.  Here is an example -
Life was routine for me
Always working, always wondering
No pain and suffering
Just life, as plain as can be

Life was routine for me
My walls painted white
But it was not a panoramic sight
Generic as can be, just as my life, you can see.

Life was spontaneous one day
Aboard a cruise line, many lives were taken
Not even the child beside me, could I awaken
I’m on my own.

Life was a challenge
For suddenly, I was on my own
For 43 days, life was unprompted
When they found me, I wasn’t the same
Then I thought, I’d need a new name

4. Did you like the novel?  In no less than 150 words and using details from the text, please describe your reaction to the novel.