LIFE OF PI-STORY ELEMENTS

"The darkness melted away from the sky."

"Only rain, marauding waves of black ocean and the flotsam of tragedy."

"The sharks prowled but did not lunge."

"And I needed to be higher up if I were to see other lifeboats."

Richard Parker, the hyena, the zebra and the orangutan

his family and other survivors

hope and the will to live

the wind, rain and sea food

the Pacific Ocean

the ring in a circus that is used to train animals

the ring of fire in the basin of the Pacific Ocean

the ice ring in a park that is used for ice skating

The antagonist did not have an impact on Pi's decision making as he already accepted his fate with the tiger.

The antagonist impacts Pi's decision making in a nonchalant way, making Pi feel calm and relaxed.

The antagonist impacts Pi's decision making in a positive way in that it summoned Pi's will to live.

The antagonist impacts Pi's decision making negatively in that it made him want to give up hope.

being famished and the threat that the tiger poses to his life

being stranded, exhausted and having to deal with the threat of wild animals on a lifeboat

loneliness and being orphaned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

being a vegetarian and only have meat to eat as his food choices

Jerry Spinelli

Richard Parker

Yann Martel

Jack Landon

in paragraph 33 when he reveals: "I pulled on the lid. It opened onto a locker..."

All of the above

In paragraph 34 when he exclaims: "I thought I would faint for joy. The open locker glistened with shiny new things..."

In paragraph 35 when he states: "My eyes immediately fell upon what I was looking for...."

by killing Richard Parker and eating his flesh

by swimming ashore to hunt for food

by searching for food and water on board the lifeboat

by fishing and drinking sea water to quench his hunger and thirst

He decides to make a raft and row to shore so he could find help.

He resolves to use his knowledge and his resources to tame Richard Parker so they could both survive.

He determines to use his intelligence and send a message in a can to signal for help.

He resolves to use his training as a zookeeper to train the tiger to hunt for food.

that he was journeying from India to Canada when a storm wrecked the Tsimtsum and left him stranded

that he was orphaned from a ship wreck and had to exist with a tiger in the middle of the treacherous Pacific Ocean

that he was a widower who lost his wife and family during a ship wreck

that he was a vegetarian who practiced Christianity and Hinduism

selfless, knowledgeable and unwise

courageous, intelligent and hopeful

sensitive, disloyal and greedy

benevolent, hopeless and selfish

3rd person and 2nd person

3rd person limited and 1st person

3rd person omniscient and 1st person

3rd person objective and 1st person

when Pi realizes that he could use the elements and resources at his will in order to survive

when Pi realizes that Richard Parker was not his enemy but the best friend he never had

when Pi realizes that his fear was dominated by hope and he needed to focus on both his and Richard Parker's survival

when Pi realizes that he was a zookeeper's son and should know how to calm Richard Parker so that he is not eaten alive

Pi sets a plan to make a raft and secure s himself from Richard Parker.

Pi makes a plan to set Richard Parker free.

Pi sets Plan Number Seven to keep Richard Parker alive.

Pi decides to join his family in the after life.

All of the above

They both lost a parent and were determined to resolve their conflicts.

They both faced extreme environmental conditions.

They both resolved to survive amidst their challenges.