JG_ReviewApril27

=27 April 2011 Review=

1. What was the use of the blind man? 2. What was the symbolism of the island and the meerkats? 3. Why do you think the author had Richard Parker leave the way he did? 4. What was the symbolism of the oil tanker? 5. What is Yann Martel's main goal in creating this novel? 6. How has Pi's faith been impacted or changed?
 * Main Questions:**

1. Pi is still stranded on the lifeboat. 2. He finally sees a boat, an oil tanker, but the boat just passes him by. 3. Pi goes blind, but then washes his eyes and then gains sight again. 4. While Pi was in the boat, he encountered a man. The man was trying to take his things, and Pi was unaware because he was blind, but Richard Parker ends up killing him. 3. Pi discovers an island. After staying on the island for a while he realizes it is acidic island of algae inhabited by meerkats. 4. Pi then returns back to the boat and drifts. He then, close to death, comes to a shore of Mexico and is then taken care of.
 * Major events up to page 362:**

1. The symbolism of the meerkats and the island. 2. How Pi finally lost all hope after the oil tanker. The oil tanker represented some higher people in society just ignore those who are small and are in need of help. 3. How Richard Parker just left symbolized how he has lost about everything, and that everything is impermanent. 4. What Yann Martel is deeming necessary for society. 5. How does this whole encounter impact his life. 6. Pi's faith has not been so changed. He still maintains faith in God.
 * Discussed about:**

1. The island is similar to the movie //The Lion King// because that island is infested with meerkats, similar to the island found in //Life of Pi//. But the meerkats in the movie are feared of being hunter, while the ones in the book are not. 2. The whales Pi encounters is similar to the movie //Free Willy// due to being set free and alone. 3. The book //The Cay// by Theodore Taylor. In the novel a man is blind and stick with a cat. Almost identical to the story of Pi. 4. Pi landing in Mexico is similar to those immigrating from Cuba via boat. Pi and them all are searching for hope. 5. When Pi reached land, it is similar to Christopher Columbus finding land he has never been before. 6. Pi is scared of the island, the characters in //Lord of the Flies// too are scared and stranded on an island they also fear that evil is lurking in the island. 7. When Pi finally leaves an island, it is identical to the man from the movie //Castaway// leaving an island.
 * Connections:**