Life of Pi

Reading Log #1 (Ch.1-20) • The protagonist of the novel is Pi Patel • The narrator keeps shifting from Pi to the author • Pi had studied religion and Zoology at UfT • Pi dislikes agnostic people for their thought of god • The author tells us Pi’s about 40, reserved and cautious yet still excitable • Pi’s uncle Mamaji was a champion swimmer. He taught Pi how to swim • Mamaji would tell stories about historic pools around the world. The best he claims is the Piscine Molitor in Paris • Pi was named after the pool, Piscine Molitor Patel • After Pondicherry received a zoo Pi moved there and his father bought it • Quote on religion, zoo and freedom, “the gist being animals are really free in zoos and religion frees the believer • When a young boy, kids would tease him over his name because Piscine heard like pissisng • So 1st day of high school, before the teacher said his name he made it apparent to everyone he would like to be called Pi by writing it on the board and drawing the pi symbol. The nickname sticked. • Mr. Kumar said trust science and communism over religion, Pi disagrees however admires him • His father calls Pi and his brother Ravi to teach them about animals in the zoo. He showed them the difference between safe and dangerous animals • His auntie Rohini took him to the temple when he was an infant. That his love for religious started • He loves Hinduism for its rituals. Also believes in Brahman saguana and where the divine manifest of the world connects with the divine in human beings • Pi meets father martin to discuss the religion. He is impressed • Next Pi becomes muslim at 15, by watching a baker pray, Satish Kumar • Pi joins Satish to the mosque and the new friends pray together • Pi relates a story setting later on when he’s in Canada. He said he saw the Virgin Mary

Reading Log #2(Ch.21-36) • Pi's imam, priest and pandit