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Teachers & SchoolsWe want to state something upfront: Life of Pi isn't a character-driven book, and Martel doesn't...
Depending on which of Pi's stories you believe, Richard Parker is either a real tiger...or he's...
Pi's mother is named Gita, but she's mostly just referred to as "Mother." She's an incredibly...
If there's anything like pure evil in Life of Pi, it comes in the form of the hyena, who, in Pi's...
Mr. Okamoto and Mr. Chiba identify the blind Frenchman, who sails up to Pi late in the telling of...
The Taiwanese sailor simply suffers. In the second (animal-less) story told by Pi, the cook...
Pi's father, Santosh, carries the banner of the New India. This means he stands for progress, not...
Pi feels intense guilt about Ravi. When Pi leaves to investigate the explosion on the ship, he...
Francis Adirumbasamy – also known as Mamaji – is the guru of all gurus. He's the guy...
We think it's a little cheeky for Martel to include himself as a character. In the novel, he's...
These two investigators are more than a little hapless: they disagree and lose focus. In fact,...