In the novel, "Life of Pi," author Yann Martel writes about Pi Patel, and his journey to Canada with his family when he was young. Pi Patel lived in Pondicherry, India, until his family sold the zoo and moved to Canada for a chance at better life. ... Kumar, a Muslim mystic, brought Islam into Pi's life and taught him how to pray in Islam. ... Pi still manages to have faith in his Gods after they had placed him on an extraordinary journey with a Bengal tiger in a life raft for 227 days. Religion is a heavily touched up theme in Martel's Life of Pi because it provides a sense of reas...

• Word Count: 644
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel "Life of PI" by Yann Martel published in 2001, Pi learns to survive in unbelievable circumstances all thanks to a bengal tiger named Richard Parker. ... Pi must always be on his toes, collecting water, fishing, and maintaining his life raft for his own survival and to keep Richard Parker happy. ... Pi says, "Life goes on and you don't touch tigers" (Martel p.25). ... This keeps him alive because if it weren't for Richard Parker, Pi would have an easy leeway to give up on life. ... Throughout his day, Pi was very busy with keeping everything in order and ensuri...

• Word Count: 1096
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Yann Martel's award-winning novel, "Life of Pi," is a story about a 16-year-old Indian boy who survives a shipwreck and spends months on a lifeboat with an adult Bengal tiger named "Richard Parker." ... A 16 year old boy, who comes from a relatively well off family in the heart of South India, ends up on a life boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with an adult Bengal tiger due to unseen circumstances. ... Martel uses a very playful, open-minded tone that goes along with Pi's view of life itself. Some parts of Life of Pi are quite humorous. For example, when Pi meets his priest, r...

• Word Count: 817
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

To quote Pi Patel, "I will not die. ... Yann Martel in his work "Life of Pi" is that determination keeps you alive. More specifically, Martel argues that determination is significant in everyone's life to overcome challenges and achieve one's goal. ... As for Pi, fear is "life's only true opponent" that shakes your foundation which needs to be faced. ... Pi established his dominance to Richard Parker Pi and uses a whistle to serve as his taming device to Richard Parker. ...

• Word Count: 616
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Pi Patel, the main character from Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi, was forced to suffer the challenge of survival which was caused by the sinking of the boat "Tsimtsum". ... He must take life the way it came at him and make the best of it (Martel, 91). ... Richard Parker was the image of God that saved his life. ... Pi's Hindu beliefs were shown when the orange life jackets reminded him of the Hindu color for survival. ... He realized that he had not been physically injured, and he had life support from the sea. ...

• Word Count: 1422
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The book tells their unique life story about them growing up, getting into trouble, and Pete getting Louis to start running so he could stop behaving badly and have something to do with his life. ... Pete encourages Louis always to succeed, and without him Louis would have gone down a bad path in life. ... That book is Life Of Pi, by Yann Martel. ... Both Zamperini, and Pi are stuck floating on a boat with a companion they help survive. ...

• Word Count: 726
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School