Nurin Yubazlan
Ms. Jennifer Nelson
English 7B
1st June, 2014 (EDITED 5th June)
Literature Circles
Week: 6
The Book: Life of Pi
Author: Yann Martel
Number of Pages: 319
Number of Chapters:
Number of Chapters and Pages Read: 44 chapters, 159 pages
Jobs from Last Meeting:
Angela Craven- VOCABULARY ENRICHER and ILLUSTRATOR
Danijel Micevic- ILLUSTRATOR
Nurin Yubazlan- SUMMARIZER (changed)
Since this is our last meeting for literature circles, we have finished the whole book and there are no more jobs for next week.
SUMMARIZER
After reading the book, I noticed how powerful the author was with his technique of writing when Ms. Nelson explained to me that the animals who were on the boat with Pi were actually humans, but Pi represented them as animals when he told his story after he was rescued.
To summarize the whole story, Life of Pi basically tells a story about an Indian man who has love for religion (Hinduism, Christianity, Islam) as well as animals. He tells about his past life wen he was younger; how his Father owned a zoo in Pondicherry. In Part Two and Three, he mentioned less about religion but he did connect some things.
CHAPTER 74:
"At such moments I tried to elevate myself. I would touch the turban I had made with the remnants of my shirt
and I would say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S HAT!"
I would pat my pants and say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S ATTIRE!" I would point to Richard Parker and say
aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S CAT!"
I would point to the lifeboat and say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S ARK!"
I would spread my hands wide and say aloud, "THESE ARE GOD'S WIDE ACRES!"
I would point at the sky and say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S EAR!"
And in this way I would remind myself of creation and of my place in it." (Martel 111)
There was a shipwreck and he was left with Richard Parker, who is represented as a tiger and this was when he learned survival. He was stuck on the life boat for 227 days and finally gets rescued on a Mexican beach.
CHAPTER 86:
This chapter comes before the Mexican Beach scene. Pi sees a boat and finally thinks that he and Richard Parker will get rescued but the boat was too big, causing the waves to be big too.
"Realized with horror that the tanker was not simply coming our way-it was in fact bearing down on us. The vow was a vast wall of metal that was getting wider every second. A huge wave girdling it was advancing towards us relentlessly. Richard Parker finally sensed the looming juggernaut. He turned and went "Woof! Woof!" but not doglike-it was tigerlike: powerful, scary and utterly suited to the situation.
"Richard Parker, it's going to run us over! What are we going to do? Quick, quick, a flare! No! Must row. Oar
in oarlock...there! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUM-"
The bow wave pushed us up. Richard Parker crouched, and the hairs on him stood up. The lifeboat slid off the
bow wave and missed the tanker by less than two feet." (Martel 124)
"It's coming right towards us, Richard Parker! Oh, I thank you, Lord Ganesha! Blessed be you in all your
manifestations, Allah-Brahman!" (Martel 123)
Since this is our last meeting for literature circles, we have finished the whole book and there are no more jobs for next week.
SUMMARIZER
After reading the book, I noticed how powerful the author was with his technique of writing when Ms. Nelson explained to me that the animals who were on the boat with Pi were actually humans, but Pi represented them as animals when he told his story after he was rescued.
To summarize the whole story, Life of Pi basically tells a story about an Indian man who has love for religion (Hinduism, Christianity, Islam) as well as animals. He tells about his past life wen he was younger; how his Father owned a zoo in Pondicherry. In Part Two and Three, he mentioned less about religion but he did connect some things.
CHAPTER 74:
"At such moments I tried to elevate myself. I would touch the turban I had made with the remnants of my shirt
and I would say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S HAT!"
I would pat my pants and say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S ATTIRE!" I would point to Richard Parker and say
aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S CAT!"
I would point to the lifeboat and say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S ARK!"
I would spread my hands wide and say aloud, "THESE ARE GOD'S WIDE ACRES!"
I would point at the sky and say aloud, "THIS IS GOD'S EAR!"
And in this way I would remind myself of creation and of my place in it." (Martel 111)
There was a shipwreck and he was left with Richard Parker, who is represented as a tiger and this was when he learned survival. He was stuck on the life boat for 227 days and finally gets rescued on a Mexican beach.
CHAPTER 86:
This chapter comes before the Mexican Beach scene. Pi sees a boat and finally thinks that he and Richard Parker will get rescued but the boat was too big, causing the waves to be big too.
"Realized with horror that the tanker was not simply coming our way-it was in fact bearing down on us. The vow was a vast wall of metal that was getting wider every second. A huge wave girdling it was advancing towards us relentlessly. Richard Parker finally sensed the looming juggernaut. He turned and went "Woof! Woof!" but not doglike-it was tigerlike: powerful, scary and utterly suited to the situation.
"Richard Parker, it's going to run us over! What are we going to do? Quick, quick, a flare! No! Must row. Oar
in oarlock...there! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUMPF! HUM-"
The bow wave pushed us up. Richard Parker crouched, and the hairs on him stood up. The lifeboat slid off the
bow wave and missed the tanker by less than two feet." (Martel 124)
"It's coming right towards us, Richard Parker! Oh, I thank you, Lord Ganesha! Blessed be you in all your
manifestations, Allah-Brahman!" (Martel 123)
