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Life of Pi
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Richard Parker Is Unforgettable
Very rarely does a character stay with you for life. But this story is one that I will carry with me.
Life of Pi starts in India with a boy named Piscine Molitor Patel, also known by his nickname Pi. His family historically has operated a zoo but decides to relocate to Canada. Things don’t go quite as expected when the ship carrying them to Canada sinks.
Pi spends 227 days searching for land with a tiger named Richard Parker.
Parallels to Real Life
Did you know that Jose Salvador Alvarenga was adrift for 438 days at sea? He went fishing off the coast of Mexico on November 17, 2012. After drifting for more than a year, he spotted Marshall Islands and swam to shore.
Deep Questions
There were some really interesting questions that are raised in the Life of Pi:
What gets you up in the morning? What wakes you up out of your bed and inspires you to put one foot in front of the other, to make this existence meaningful and worthwhile? What is your tiger?
Why are the stories that we tell ourselves important?
Book Versus Movie
As someone who has both read the book and viewed the movie, I would recommend reading the book before watching the movie. However, both are excellent, and I really enjoyed the vibrant, rich colors in the movie.
Overall, an unforgettable book that will always make me think twice before boarding a boat. Now, I just need to find a cat to adopt and name him Richard Parker…….
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Very rarely does a character stay with you for life. But this story is one that I will carry with me.
Life of Pi starts in India with a boy named Piscine Molitor Patel, also known by his nickname Pi. His family historically has operated a zoo but decides to relocate to Canada. Things don’t go quite as expected when the ship carrying them to Canada sinks.
Pi spends 227 days searching for land with a tiger named Richard Parker.
Parallels to Real Life
Did you know that Jose Salvador Alvarenga was adrift for 438 days at sea? He went fishing off the coast of Mexico on November 17, 2012. After drifting for more than a year, he spotted Marshall Islands and swam to shore.
Deep Questions
There were some really interesting questions that are raised in the Life of Pi:
What gets you up in the morning? What wakes you up out of your bed and inspires you to put one foot in front of the other, to make this existence meaningful and worthwhile? What is your tiger?
Why are the stories that we tell ourselves important?
Book Versus Movie
As someone who has both read the book and viewed the movie, I would recommend reading the book before watching the movie. However, both are excellent, and I really enjoyed the vibrant, rich colors in the movie.
Overall, an unforgettable book that will always make me think twice before boarding a boat. Now, I just need to find a cat to adopt and name him Richard Parker…….
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November 1, 2021
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September 6, 2022
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