25/5/2015
By: Yann Martel
200/319
Literary Luminary
Hello dear blogger readers! My group and I are still reading "The Life of Pi". We are going to be finished with the book on the next rotation, and so we will be finished with the literature circles. In my opinion, this part of the book was better than the last, because it had more action, and the plot is revealed, which in this case is the "Tsimtsum" a cargo ship, sinking. This time, I was the literary luminary, and my task was to take, interesting, odd, funny or significant parts of the book, in this case paragraphs or sentences, copy them down, and explain them. Here are the five paragraphs or sentences I had, and what I wrote about them:
- (Sample) 177(Page) #2 (Paragraph). "It was a leap of faith" (Sentence). It was very significant because he nearly died in this part (Explanation).
1. 106 #1. "Richard Parker did not jump into the water after me. I held on to it as I reached for the life buoy, now vacant of its previous occupant." This paragraph is important because it signals a turning point in the story, were the boat sinks and hope for Pi dwindles.
2. 107 #5. "I watched the ship as it disappeared with much burbling and belching. Lights flickered and went out." I simply like this sentence as the description is quite good, and the sentence is very interesting. It adds a good impression of the ship sinking, and it describes the setting quite well.
3. 112 #6. "Right now in Tokyo, in Panama city, in Madras, in Honolulu, why, even in Winnipeg, red lights were blinking on consoles, alarm bells were ringing, eyes were opening wide in horror, mouths were gasping, 'My God!' the 'Tsitmtsum' has sunk!" This part is crucial in the book, as it signals that Pi still has hope of being rescued, despite his very bad situation.
4. 169 #5. "It was no longer perpendicular to the waves but broadside to them and was beginning to role from side-to-side , that rolling was un-settling for the stomach." This sentence represents Pi's struggles to survive in the blue and large Pacific ocean.
5. 192 #1. "I did not count the days or weeks or the months. Time is an illusion that makes us pont. I survived because I forgot the very notion of time." Very good description, once again it symbolizes the despair of the character.
I hope you enjoyed the blog post! Tune in for more!
NL
By: Yann Martel
200/319
Literary Luminary
Hello dear blogger readers! My group and I are still reading "The Life of Pi". We are going to be finished with the book on the next rotation, and so we will be finished with the literature circles. In my opinion, this part of the book was better than the last, because it had more action, and the plot is revealed, which in this case is the "Tsimtsum" a cargo ship, sinking. This time, I was the literary luminary, and my task was to take, interesting, odd, funny or significant parts of the book, in this case paragraphs or sentences, copy them down, and explain them. Here are the five paragraphs or sentences I had, and what I wrote about them:
- (Sample) 177(Page) #2 (Paragraph). "It was a leap of faith" (Sentence). It was very significant because he nearly died in this part (Explanation).
1. 106 #1. "Richard Parker did not jump into the water after me. I held on to it as I reached for the life buoy, now vacant of its previous occupant." This paragraph is important because it signals a turning point in the story, were the boat sinks and hope for Pi dwindles.
2. 107 #5. "I watched the ship as it disappeared with much burbling and belching. Lights flickered and went out." I simply like this sentence as the description is quite good, and the sentence is very interesting. It adds a good impression of the ship sinking, and it describes the setting quite well.
3. 112 #6. "Right now in Tokyo, in Panama city, in Madras, in Honolulu, why, even in Winnipeg, red lights were blinking on consoles, alarm bells were ringing, eyes were opening wide in horror, mouths were gasping, 'My God!' the 'Tsitmtsum' has sunk!" This part is crucial in the book, as it signals that Pi still has hope of being rescued, despite his very bad situation.
4. 169 #5. "It was no longer perpendicular to the waves but broadside to them and was beginning to role from side-to-side , that rolling was un-settling for the stomach." This sentence represents Pi's struggles to survive in the blue and large Pacific ocean.
5. 192 #1. "I did not count the days or weeks or the months. Time is an illusion that makes us pont. I survived because I forgot the very notion of time." Very good description, once again it symbolizes the despair of the character.
I hope you enjoyed the blog post! Tune in for more!
NL
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