Name of the book : Life of Pi Paged read : 1-12 One-Paragraph summary : The novel changes to Pi Patel’s voice now, told in the first person as a memoir. The narrator first introduces himself as a graduate in both Religious Studies and Zoology at the University of Toronto. He describes his thesis on the thyroid gland of a three-toed sloth and goes on in detail about that sloth. He was given great credit for his knowledge in the zoology field but also held back because of his inability to divide religion and science. He describes the Goddess Lakshmi, a Hindu deity and how he misses India despite his love for Canada. He also describes how he misses Richard Parker (who we do not know). He goes on to mention his time in Mexico and a situation in an Indian restaurant in Canada. The anecdotes are largely disjointed and unrelated thus far.
Returning to the Author’s narration, we learn that Pi Patel lives in Scarborough and is a small man of about forty. He speaks very fast and begins his story. This Chapter reminds the reader that Chapter one was the beginning of an interview, which will now continue Pi relates about Francis Adirubasamy, a friend of the Patel family. As a world champion swimmer, he always tried to teach the Patel family to swim, but only succeeded with Pi who comes to love his “uncle” Francis. We also learn that Francis was a great fan of the swimming pools of Paris, including one in particular, the Piscine Molitor, which his family subsequently named Pi after. It is only at this point that the reader is given Piscine Molitor Patel’s full name.
15 vocab words :
Precarious - dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable a precarious livelihood. Enshrine - to enclose in or as in a shrine. His love for her is enshrined forever in his poetry. Prosperity - a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition Bolt - to discontinue support of or participation in to bolt a political party. Assent - to agree or concur; subscribe to to assent to a statement. Predominate - to have numerical superiority or advantage The radicals predominate in the new legislature. Gibe - say something to make somebody look silly. He never spoke of softer passions, save it with a gibe and sneer. Sneer - show no respect by the way you speak. He never spoke of softer passions, save it with a gibe and sneer. Intrusion- something that affect people's lives the way they don't want it to. Grit- small pieces of stone or sand grit in a sensitive instrument. Precise- clear and accurate precise directions. Seldom - rarely We seldom see our old neighbors anymore.
Paged read : 1-12
One-Paragraph summary :
The novel changes to Pi Patel’s voice now, told in the first person as a memoir. The narrator first introduces himself as a graduate in both Religious Studies and Zoology at the University of Toronto. He describes his thesis on the thyroid gland of a three-toed sloth and goes on in detail about that sloth. He was given great credit for his knowledge in the zoology field but also held back because of his inability to divide religion and science. He describes the Goddess Lakshmi, a Hindu deity and how he misses India despite his love for Canada. He also describes how he misses Richard Parker (who we do not know). He goes on to mention his time in Mexico and a situation in an Indian restaurant in Canada. The anecdotes are largely
disjointed and unrelated thus far.
Returning to the Author’s narration, we learn that Pi Patel lives in Scarborough and is a small man of about forty. He speaks very fast and begins his story. This Chapter reminds the reader that Chapter one was the beginning of an interview, which will now continue
Pi relates about Francis Adirubasamy, a friend of the Patel family. As a world champion swimmer, he always tried to teach the Patel family to swim, but only succeeded with Pi who comes to love his “uncle” Francis.
We also learn that Francis was a great fan of the swimming pools of Paris, including one in particular, the Piscine Molitor, which his family subsequently named Pi after. It is only at this point that the reader is given Piscine Molitor Patel’s full name.
15 vocab words :
Precarious - dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable
a precarious livelihood.
Enshrine - to enclose in or as in a shrine.
His love for her is enshrined forever in his poetry.
Prosperity - a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition
Bolt - to discontinue support of or participation in
to bolt a political party.
Assent - to agree or concur; subscribe to
to assent to a statement.
Predominate - to have numerical superiority or advantage
The radicals predominate in the new legislature.
Gibe - say something to make somebody look silly.
He never spoke of softer passions, save it with a gibe and sneer.
Sneer - show no respect by the way you speak.
He never spoke of softer passions, save it with a gibe and sneer.
Intrusion - something that affect people's lives the way they don't want it to.
Grit - small pieces of stone or sand
grit in a sensitive instrument.
Precise - clear and accurate
precise directions.
Seldom - rarely
We seldom see our old neighbors anymore.
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