https://padlet.com/nkumar3636/bdkv7iqitzmbqty ~ Geographical Journal ~ en-us 2021-05-14 17:38:05 UTC 2025-12-17 23:17:13 UTC hello@padlet.com nkumar3636 https://padlet.com/nkumar3636/bdkv7iqitzmbqty/wish/1525598600 Pi's call of adventure occurs when his father announces that they're moving to Canada. "It was announced to us one evening during dinner. Ravi and I were thunderstruck. Canada!" (Martel Ch. 29) Moving across the world would entail many different experiences for the family. "...the dark side of the moon, imagine what Canada was... It was like Timbuktu, by definition a place permanently far away" (Martel Ch. 29) Pi describes Canada like an alien planet, as moving from India to Canada is like stepping into a different world.]]> 2021-05-14 17:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nkumar3636/bdkv7iqitzmbqty/wish/1525598600 nkumar3636 https://padlet.com/nkumar3636/bdkv7iqitzmbqty/wish/1525628921 The refusal of call in the novel Life of Pi happens after Pi's father announces that the family is moving to Canada. Pi is reluctant to leave his home in India since Canada is geographically very far and much different. "Father said, 'We'll sail like Columbus!' 'He was hoping to find India,' I pointed out sullenly." (Martel Ch. 34) Although Pi's father is trying to be optimistic about the big change, Pi is visibly resistant.  "And two animals were being shipped to the Canada Zoo. That's how Ravi and I felt. We did not want to go. We did not want to live in a country of gale-force winds and minus-two-hundred-degree winters. Canada was not on the cricket map." (Martel Ch. 34) Naturally, Pi doesn't like the idea of moving to a foreign country, he uses a metaphor comparing his and Ravi's experience like animals being shipped to a Canadian zoo. Canada was very different, geographically and the customs there were very different. As Pi mentioned, his favorite sport wasn't even played in Canada, whereas cricket is worshiped in India. ]]> 2021-05-14 17:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nkumar3636/bdkv7iqitzmbqty/wish/1525628921 nkumar3636 https://padlet.com/nkumar3636/bdkv7iqitzmbqty/wish/1525685550 Pi's supernatural aid was his father and Richard. Before they sold the zoo, Pi's father made sure to teach both Pi and Ravi a very important lesson. "I'm going to show you how dangerous tigers are," he continued. "I want you to remember this lesson for the rest of your lives." (Martel Ch. 8) The father kept a goat right outside the cage of their hungry tiger and showed how easily a tiger could rip it to shreds as a message never to poke their hands into the cage. Pi's relationship with the tiger originated from this fear, but eventually, they became less tense, and slowly, they both enforced a trust between them. "It was Richard Parker who calmed me down. It is the irony of this story that the one who scared me witless to start with was the very same who brought me peace, purpose, I dare say even wholeness." (Martel Ch. 57)]]> 2021-05-14 18:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nkumar3636/bdkv7iqitzmbqty/wish/1525685550 nkumar3636 https://padlet.com/nkumar3636/bdkv7iqitzmbqty/wish/1525690921 When the main character crosses the threshold, they leave their known world to a new world, either a creature or task that they must face entering the unfamiliar world. At this moment, Pi has crossed the threshold; his father sold the zoo a. "We sold the zoo, lock, stock, and barrel. To a new country, a new life." (Martel Ch. 34) The quote enforces the idea that when Pi takes his first step onto the ship, it marks the point of no return. The sea is entirely different from what Pi is used to, and all of its various components make it a different world. The people on the ship aren't the friendliest, and one night a huge storm sweeps in and sinks the boat. "The ship sank... Everything was screaming: the sea, the wind, my heart. From the lifeboat, I saw something in the water. I cried, "Richard Parker, is that you?" (Martel Ch. 37) As much as the ocean is a new world to Pi, it is unpredictable. When the ship sinks, he sees a lifeboat and calls out if it is Richard Parker.]]> 2021-05-14 18:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nkumar3636/bdkv7iqitzmbqty/wish/1525690921 nkumar3636 https://padlet.com/nkumar3636/bdkv7iqitzmbqty/wish/1525949672 The point of no return in Pi's journey was when he first stepped onto the ship.  "We sold the zoo, lock, stock, and barrel. To a new country, a new life." (Martel Ch. 34) Pi is geographically traveling farther than he ever had, and his new life would start in Canada. The move would be difficult, and going to Canada would not only have different customs but also they wouldn't find the same brand of things as they would in their former home. "-but do they have Gold Flake cigarettes? Do they have Arun ice cream? Are the bicycles Heroes? Are the televisions Onidas? Are the cars Ambassadors? Are the bookshops Higginbothams'?" (Martel Ch. 35) This quote is Pi's mother contemplating on all the different type of things they might not find in Canada, urging on whether she should take another pack of cigarettes, even though she doesn't smoke. Pi's mother knows this move is their point of no return, and she wants to take as much from her home as possible.]]> 2021-05-14 19:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nkumar3636/bdkv7iqitzmbqty/wish/1525949672