To me it seems the author uses a lot of religious views. Role models like his parents and teachers play a big role in determining his choices like Mr. Krumar being atheist.
I agree with nathaniel about religion playing a big role, and his parents and teachers influencing his life. His father teaches him lesson's, such as why not to play with the zoo animals, because they are dangerous.
The author describes certain things by comparing it to what Pi knows. This makes Pi seem like more of a round character. Pi Grew up with animals and learned about religion, when some things happen he instantly remembers these things and sometimes creates a simile about them.
When developing characters, author Yann Martel uses both direct and indirect characterization. For example, when developing Mr. Santosh Patel, Pi's father, Martel uses direct characterization by making the reader aware of Mr. Santosh Patel's jobs. Mr. Patel is a founder, owner, director, head of a staff of fifty three, and a father. This description tells of his jobs, but more indirectly, the author also develops Mr. Santosh Patel to be a leader and a hardworking man through this description. As for developing the setting, the author uses detail, imagery, and very realistic descriptions. For example, when Martel puts the zoo in the readers head he does not only draw out a picture with words, he even tells of the climate and how one feels while at the zoo. "You must imagine a hot and humid place, bathed in sunshine and bright climbing plants in profusion." This sentence and phrases such as "numberless acres" and "you are startled by a furious outburst coming from a great troupe of monkeys" describe the setting in ways only the mind can understand. These descriptions are not all necessarily visions to be put in your head, but words to elaborate the true essence of the setting. As well as the following technique, the writer also takes the reader step by step through the zoo, mentioning everything that is seen by each turn of the head. To finish his initial description of the zoo, Martel states "The more you look, the more you see. You are in Zootown!". The plot of the story, in my eyes, was told with a technique of length. I found the entire Part 1 of the story to be the plot, in that it laid out all one needed to know about Pi Patel before the climax occurred. This lengthy plot did make the book tricky to get into, yet it made one fully acquainted with Pi.
The author uses figurative language and other techniques to develop setting, characters, and plot. He describes life events and characters with extended detail and this helps to set up an interesting plot.
To me it seems the author uses a lot of religious views. Role models like his parents and teachers play a big role in determining his choices like Mr. Krumar being atheist.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with nathaniel about religion playing a big role, and his parents and teachers influencing his life. His father teaches him lesson's, such as why not to play with the zoo animals, because they are dangerous.
ReplyDeleteThe author describes certain things by comparing it to what Pi knows. This makes Pi seem like more of a round character. Pi Grew up with animals and learned about religion, when some things happen he instantly remembers these things and sometimes creates a simile about them.
ReplyDeleteWhen developing characters, author Yann Martel uses both direct and indirect characterization. For example, when developing Mr. Santosh Patel, Pi's father, Martel uses direct characterization by making the reader aware of Mr. Santosh Patel's jobs. Mr. Patel is a founder, owner, director, head of a staff of fifty three, and a father. This description tells of his jobs, but more indirectly, the author also develops Mr. Santosh Patel to be a leader and a hardworking man through this description.
ReplyDeleteAs for developing the setting, the author uses detail, imagery, and very realistic descriptions. For example, when Martel puts the zoo in the readers head he does not only draw out a picture with words, he even tells of the climate and how one feels while at the zoo. "You must imagine a hot and humid place, bathed in sunshine and bright climbing plants in profusion." This sentence and phrases such as "numberless acres" and "you are startled by a furious outburst coming from a great troupe of monkeys" describe the setting in ways only the mind can understand. These descriptions are not all necessarily visions to be put in your head, but words to elaborate the true essence of the setting.
As well as the following technique, the writer also takes the reader step by step through the zoo, mentioning everything that is seen by each turn of the head. To finish his initial description of the zoo, Martel states "The more you look, the more you see. You are in Zootown!".
The plot of the story, in my eyes, was told with a technique of length. I found the entire Part 1 of the story to be the plot, in that it laid out all one needed to know about Pi Patel before the climax occurred. This lengthy plot did make the book tricky to get into, yet it made one fully acquainted with Pi.
The author uses figurative language and other techniques to develop setting, characters, and plot. He describes life events and characters with extended detail and this helps to set up an interesting plot.
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