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Themes. Survival. Religion and Faith. Boundaries. Chapter 13 and 14. Pi’s knowledge of taming dangerous beasts will take on a major role later. His ideas about animal-training center on boundaries and confidence in the trainer, and a “suspension of disbelief” in the lions themselves.
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Themes Survival Religion and Faith Boundaries
Chapter 13 and 14 Pi’s knowledge of taming dangerous beasts will take on a major role later. His ideas about animal-training center on boundaries and confidence in the trainer, and a “suspension of disbelief” in the lions themselves.
Chapter 13 and 14 (Cont’d) The lions know they could easily overpower the trainer, but they accept his leadership because he provides food, security, and order.
Chapter 16 Pi’s voice returns. He explains that he was raised a Hindu, mostly encouraged by his mother’s sister Auntie Rohini. He grew up with Hindu rituals starting as an infant, and he immediately felt a closeness to the Hindu gods and stories.
Chapter 17 Pi describes his introduction to Christianity. When he was fourteen he was on a holiday in Munnar and he came across a church. After three days Pi found himself thinking constantly about Jesus. At first he was angry at the idea of him, but soon Pi decided to become a Christian himself.
Chapter 18-19 Less than a year later Pi converted to Islam as well. The baker (Satish Kumar) started a conversation with Pi but then excused himself to go pray.
Chapter 18-19 (Cont’d) Pi was intrigued by the “callisthenic” prayer routine. The baker taught Pi the Muslim prayer.
Chapter 20 Pi says that the baker was a Sufi, a Muslim mystic. His name was Satish Kumar – the same name as Pi’s atheistic biology teacher
Chapter 21 The author sits in a café after a meeting with Pi and thinks about what he has just heard. He considers his own mundane life and writes down some thoughts about Pi’s religious philosophies.
Chapter 22 We switch back to Pi’s narration. Pi describes the final deathbed moments of an atheist, who he imagines would take a “leap of faith” at the last minute. Then he describes the tiresome rationalizing of an agnostic, who on his deathbed would try to present a reasonable explanation for the white light rather than letting his imagination supply him with a “better story.”
Chapter 23-25 Analyze the conflict in the chapters. Give evidence to support your answers.
Chapter 23-25 (Cont’d) The theme of Boundaries The idea of boundaries returns, as each religious leader has his own “territory” and bristles when its edges threaten to overlap another’s territory.
Chapter 26 A few days later Pi asked his parents if he could be baptized and buy a prayer rug. When his parents try to convince him to choose among his religions, he argues that since there was “only one nation in the sky,” then all passports should be valid for it.
Chapter 27-28 Pi’s parents accept his religious devotion, assuming it is just a phase and he will get “normal” interests soon.
Chapter 27-28 (Cont’d) Pi got his prayer rug and came to cherish it. Soon afterward Pi was baptized as a Christian with his parents in attendance.
Chapter 29 Eventually Pi’s parents decided that the zoo could not remain profitable in such a political climate. Finally they decided to move the family to Canada, which seemed an inherently foreign place to Pi and Ravi.
Chapter 29 (Cont’d) Pi has now become one of those animals being displaced from his “territory,” and he will experience all the chaos that comes with such a shift. (theme of boundaries)
Chapter 30 The author interrupts again to describe his meeting with Pi’s wife, Meena.
