Friday 26 October 2012

Bank of Questions- Quarter #2: Chapter 12-36

Bank of Questions- Quarter #2: Chapter 12-36

1. What is the point of practising three totally different religions?
2. How is the theme "Primacy of Survival" shown throughout the first part of the novel?
3. Why did the author, Yann Martel, choose two characters having the exact same name?
4. How does the discovery of religion and science change Pi's life?
5. Why is the first part of "Life of Pi", with all these details, essential for understanding the second part?
6. What is the point of the author's interjections informing the reader about Pi's house and family in Canada as he is an adult, while the story itself talks about Pi as a teenager?
7. Why do atheists not bother Pi? Why do agnostics bother him?
8. Where does Pi relate humans to animals? Why does he do so?
9. Why does the author assure that this story has a happy ending?
10. Why did Yann Martel choose to have such a long informational and detailed background story before the sinking of the ship?

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