TITLE:   " LIFE OF PI"
GENRE: "REALISTIC FICTION".
CHARACTERS: 

Piscine Molitor Patel-Piscine Molitor Patel is the protagonist and, for most of the novel, the narrator. In the chapters that frame the main story, Pi, as a shy, graying, middle-aged man, tells the author about his early childhood and the shipwreck that changed his life.

Richard Parker-Pi’s companion throughout his ordeal at sea is Richard Parker, a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. Unlike many novels in which animals speak or act like humans, Richard Parker is portrayed as a real animal that acts in ways true to his species.

Gita -Pi's mother is named, but she's mostly just referred to as "Mother." She's an incredibly warm presence for Pi. She's sympathetic when his father tries to teach him a lesson about the danger of animals with the zoo's tiger.

The Hyena / The Cook-If there's anything like pure evil in Life of Pi, it comes in the form of the hyena, who, in Pi's second version of his experiences at sea, is the cook. In a way, it's much more understandable in the form of the hyena. It's a vicious animal and so it shouldn't surprise us that the hyena would eat a zebra and kill an orang-utan.

The Blind Frenchman / The Cook-Mr. Okamoto and Mr. Chiba identify the blind Frenchman, who sails up to Pi late in the telling of the first story, as the hyena. This guy complicates the allegory, but, like we said, it's not exactly your standard allegory .

 The Zebra / the Taiwanese Sailor-The Taiwanese sailor simply suffers. In the second animalless story told by Pi, the cook needlessly amputates the sailor's broken leg to use as fishing bait. The zebra, in the story with animals, breaks his leg jumping onto the lifeboat only for the hyena to tear off the limb. Really, the hyena eats the zebra alive, and Richard Parker finishes the job. The sailor is on the receiving end of grave injustice.

Santosh -Pi's father, , carries the banner of the New India. This means he stands for progress and not religion. He cares about the business of the zoo and worries about losing Pi to religious fanaticism. When the priest, imam, and pandit fight over Pi, Pi's father says, in defense of Pi, "I suppose that's what we're all trying to do to love God" He's practical, pragmatic, and a successful zookeeper.

Ravi-Pi feels intense guilt about Ravi. When Pi leaves to investigate the explosion on the ship, he shakes Ravi but decides to let him sleep. Big mistake. Ravi goes down with the ship. Pi still feels guilt over this pages and pages later when the blind Frenchman, in some ways a double for Pi, and a product of Pi's madness, admits to killing his brother.

The Author-We think it's a little cheeky for Martel to include himself as a character. In the novel, he's kind and earnest, considerate toward Pi and initially suspicious of Francis Adirubasamy.

Mr. Okamoto and Mr. Chiba-We admit we didn't understand the two investigators at first. They're hapless. They disagree and lose focus. They seemed more like a comedy duo suddenly invading a tragedy. 

SETTING:

"Pondicherry India.: Pacific Ocean, Mexico Canada

Theme: 

Faith in God. Miracle and Hope.

Plot: 

Life of "PI" is divided into three sections. The main character, Pi,an adult reminisces about his childhood. He was name "Piscene Molitor Patel after swimming pool in France. He changes his name to "PI"when he begins, Secondary school. The life of PI tells his survival Adventure,How he survived and How he handle the situation he encountered especially in the tiger.zebra and etc.. The story of "PI" teach us how to be brave in times of tragedy.

SYMBOLISM:

Animals- Tiger,Zebra                                                                                                                                   The Algae Island                                                                                                                                            

 1. What does the title mean in relation to the film as a whole?

The Title tells about the journey of life of Piscene Patel/Pi

2. Among the characters, to whom can you relate to?                                                                                                                             I could relate to "PI" because he is so brave to face every challenges in life even tough his mother and father died .                                                                            

 3. Which part of the presentation struck you the most? Why?                                                                                                             *The Part of presentation that struck me most,is when pi lost his family and save the life of animals and when the tiger didnt look him back.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

4. What is the movie’s message?                                                                                                                                                              *The movie tells us that no matter what happen always face your consequences in life and there's always a solution in every challenges that God gave us.

5. Did I like this in general? Why?                                                                                                                                                     *Yes,! i really like this in general because it touches my heart and it has full of lesson in life. and i can relate in very situation that he had.

6. Did I agree with the main theme/purpose? Why or why not?                                                                *I agree because it says that we should not loose hope in every challenges in our lives.

7. What specifically did I like/dislike? Why?                                                                                              *I like that PI trying  his best to be friend to the tiger and any other animals even he know that they can harm him.
8. Are there any aspects of theme which are left ambiguous at the end? Why?                                  *Yes because the viewers left doubt of what will happen to the life of PI next
9. How does this film relate to the things that are happening in your life?                                                         *I can relate to the film because some of the situation in the film happen in my life. its when my dad died when i was 2 years old and only my mom supports our needs. that no matter what happen even if its so hard my mom striving hard and sacrificing just for us to finish study and fulfill our dreams. and there's always God in us.