1. How can the presence of a wild and dangerous Bengal tiger on a small lifeboat calm Pi down?
2. Why did the author decide to make the zebra suffer so much and then die a painful death? Why does it have to be so cruel and brutal?
3. Why did Pi suddenly change his mind concerning the fact of him saving Richard Parker from drowning?
4.Why did the author decide to create suspense by not telling the reader who Richard Parker was until now?
5. What is the point by starting the second part of the book with the sinking of the ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?
6. What is the effect of the wide tonal range used in this novel?
7. How does the usage of imagery, metaphors, allegory and symbolism effect the reliability of the truth of the story?
8. Why does the author write with a whimsical, tolerant tone consistent with Pi's outlook on life?
9. Besides the loss of his family and possessions, what else does Pi lose when the Tsimtsum sinks? What does he gain?
10. What do the turtles represent in "Life of Pi"?
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