https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n en-us 2023-03-14 04:59:21 UTC 2023-03-14 08:01:24 UTC hello@padlet.com trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515508003 Pi’s character is developed through Yann Martel’s use of a nonlinear narrative to show different points in Pi’s life and build the world around him. ]]> 2023-03-14 05:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515508003 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515626505 “After one year of high school, I attended the University of Toronto and took a double-major Bachelor’s degree.” (3)]]> 2023-03-14 06:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515626505 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515628346 “Expressive face. Speaks quickly, hands flitting about. No small talk. He launches forth.” (8)]]> 2023-03-14 06:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515628346 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515631137 "To me, it was paradise on earth. I have nothing but the fondest memories of growing up in a zoo.” (14)]]> 2023-03-14 06:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515631137 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515632179  “Behind every door, on every shelf, stand mountains of neatly stacked cans and packages. A reserve of food to last the siege of Leningrad.” (25)]]> 2023-03-14 06:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515632179 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515633468 “Before the teacher could say a word, I picked up a piece of chalk and said as I wrote: My name is Piscine Moiltor Patel, known to all as… Pi Patel” (22-23)]]> 2023-03-14 06:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515633468 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515636447 ”Darkness? I was puzzled. I thought, Darkness is the last thing that religion is. Religion is light.” (27)]]> 2023-03-14 06:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515636447 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515638416 “I learned the lesson that an animal is an animal, essentially and practically removed from us, twice: once with Father and once with Richard Parker.” (31)]]> 2023-03-14 06:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515638416 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515641167 “At times he gets agitated. It’s nothing I say (I say very little). It’s his own story that does it.” (43)]]> 2023-03-14 07:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515641167 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515642666 “His house is a temple.” (45)]]> 2023-03-14 07:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515642666 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515644172 “This Son, on the other hand, who goes hungry, who suffers from thirst, who gets tired, who is sad, who is anxious, who is heckled and harassed, who has to put up with followers who don’t get it and opponents who don’t respect Him--what kind of a god is that?” (55)]]> 2023-03-14 07:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515644172 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515645948 “I came to Mullah Street. I had a peek at the Jamia Masjid, the Great Mosque, being careful to stay on the outside, of course. Islam had a reputation worse than Christianity’s” (58)]]> 2023-03-14 07:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515645948 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515647408 “The worst of it,’ he says, ‘is that I can hardly remember what my mother looks like any more. I can see her in my mind, but it’s fleeting. As soon as I try to have a good look at her, she fades. It’s the same with her voice. If I saw her again in the street, it would all come back. But that’s not likely to happen. It’s very sad not to remember what your mother looks like.” (87)]]> 2023-03-14 07:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515647408 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515649157  “What are you doing, Richard Parker? Don’t you love life? Keep swimming then!” (98)]]> 2023-03-14 07:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515649157 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515650442 “I was dazed, thunderstruck–nearly in the true sense of the word. But not afraid. ‘Praise be to Allah, Lord of All Worlds, the Compassionate, the Merciful, Ruler of Judgment Day!’ I muttered. To Richard Parker I shouted, ‘Stop your trembling! This is miracle. This is an outbreak of divinity.’” (233)]]> 2023-03-14 07:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515650442 trane4993 https://padlet.com/trane4993/84xhwhe622lysv7n/wish/2515704110 Pi’s deep devotion to Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam is a frequent topic throughout the book. Hinduism was the first religion he knew of because he had been Hindu his whole life. With both his encounters with Islam and Christianity, Pi, being the inquisitive young boy he is, is merely curious about these religions. He eventually follows both, becoming a dedicated Muslim, Hindu, and Christian (participle). As an adolescent, he would pray and attend masses. Even when stranded, Pi did his best to face Mecca when he prayed. In adulthood, his faith persists despite the hopeless months he spent stranded at sea.  When the author visits, he describes Pi’s current home; multiple items of religious meaning adorn its interior. He describes Pi’s house as “a temple” with “a framed picture of Ganesha,” “a small framed picture of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe,” and “a shrine in the kitchen” with two pictures: one of Ganesha and one of Krishna (45-46). Pi’s house, a temple brimming with religious articles (absolute), illustrates his persistent and committed faith that began during adolescence. Throughout the years, his faith grew stronger as he experienced tests of survival and hope. His following of multiple beliefs is also telling of his open-mindedness. Most people only follow one religion due to different ideals; however, Pi is committed to three religions, as shown by the various religious objects in his adult home. 

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