This book is a very interesting story in that author Yann Martel tells the story of Pi as though he was Pi, yet in the beginning Martel tells of meeting and conversing with Pi. I love all the thoughful analysis about sloths and Piscine's name. The story of his name is quite intriguing as well as the facts on sloths. Also, how the Pi tells about the zoo, how it was almost his other home, and all the misconceptions of zoos are neat to read about. I enjoyed hearing Pi's view of zoos and how as we say "home sweet home" to our houses, wouldn't animals say the same about zoos? The way he compares the zoo to a life in the Ritz hotel with free room service truly made my outlook on zoos change. My horizons of the zoo being a fairly grim enclosure in which unlucky animals are forced to live their lives in has been widened. Perhaps zoos aren't so bad.
The books sounds like the author is telling a story about an event that happened earlier in his life. Once Pi goes blind it sounds like he doesn't even care about life anymore, and just wants to give up.
I thought that when Pi finds the island and then leaves was unneccessary. I don't see what the author was trying to accomplish, I just think that it was completely unneeded.
The way the Pi thinks and acts is very different from the way most people do his age. The author writes the book from Pi's perspective, but pi is so mature that it is hard to tell that you are receiving the story from a a child at any point.
I would like to say that the book is written on a very deep level and is telling Piscine's life story.
ReplyDeleteThis book is a very interesting story in that author Yann Martel tells the story of Pi as though he was Pi, yet in the beginning Martel tells of meeting and conversing with Pi. I love all the thoughful analysis about sloths and Piscine's name. The story of his name is quite intriguing as well as the facts on sloths. Also, how the Pi tells about the zoo, how it was almost his other home, and all the misconceptions of zoos are neat to read about. I enjoyed hearing Pi's view of zoos and how as we say "home sweet home" to our houses, wouldn't animals say the same about zoos? The way he compares the zoo to a life in the Ritz hotel with free room service truly made my outlook on zoos change. My horizons of the zoo being a fairly grim enclosure in which unlucky animals are forced to live their lives in has been widened. Perhaps zoos aren't so bad.
ReplyDeleteThe books sounds like the author is telling a story about an event that happened earlier in his life. Once Pi goes blind it sounds like he doesn't even care about life anymore, and just wants to give up.
ReplyDeleteI thought that when Pi finds the island and then leaves was unneccessary. I don't see what the author was trying to accomplish, I just think that it was completely unneeded.
ReplyDeleteThe way the Pi thinks and acts is very different from the way most people do his age. The author writes the book from Pi's perspective, but pi is so mature that it is hard to tell that you are receiving the story from a a child at any point.
ReplyDeletePi really cares for Richard Parker. He shared his food and water with it so it could survive. This led to Pi's struggles trying to feed both of them.
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