Sonia - Life of Pi #1

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Life of Pi

Yann Martel

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     → Name: Sonia Tipteriu

     → Book: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
     → We Read 40 Pages

     → Pages For Next Time: Finish Book

     → Jobs For Next Time:

          > Ji Hyun: Discussion Director

          > Sam: Travel Tracer

          > Barak: Illustrator

          > Sonia: Vocabulary Enricher

     → My job for this meeting was Discussion Director. The following questions were made by me and were used in my group to spark discussion.

1. Who is the main character/protagonist? Describe him.
1. The main character is named Piscine Molitor Patel, and he is the narrator of the book, meaning the whole book is written in his perspective. Pi's family owns a zoo in Pondicherry, in India, and they live at the zoo as well so that they can maintain the zoo easily.
2. What was your favorite part in the section we read?
1. Personally, mine was when Pi's father showed Pi and his brother Ravi how animals are very dangerous. They traveled around the zoo, and their father told them what each animal could do to harm them, and even showed them a lamb being eaten by a tiger to make sure they learn a lesson. I really liked this part because I realized that their father really cared for his two sons and their safety, and so he taught them this lesson in a harsh way to prevent them from being harmed by a zoo animal. The message in this lesson is that although an animal might look friendly, animals are still animals and they are still dangerous, no matter what.
3. Where was the zoo located?
1. Pondicherry, in India.
4. How come Pi knew how to swim but the rest of his family did not?
1. Family friend Mamaji taught Pi how to swim at an early age, but his parents did not want to learn how to swim, and they did not teach Pi's older brother either.
5. How did Pi get his name - Piscine Molitor Patel?
1. He was named after Mamaji's favorite public swimming pool in Paris, which was called Piscine Molitor. Mamaji said that the water in both the indoor and outdoor pools was really clear and clean. The pools were very good quality and very professional, and that is why Mamaji really liked that place.
6. Why did Piscine dislike his name?
1. His name was always turned into different and annoying nicknames by his classmates and people around him. Soon, even teachers would accidentally call him "Pissing" instead of Piscine, so he got really annoyed and when he moved schools, he presented himself as "Pi".