Three Toed Sloth Summary

I believe that the writer will be most concerned about behaviours and characteristics of an animal after reading the first two pages. The reporter talks about his education and how he attended the University of Toronto; a fourth-year thesis is brought to attention as it is a study of a three-toed sloth. The storyteller proceeds into detail about the sloth, mentioning that the sloth gets its name because of the number of toes on the forepaw as all sloths have three toes on the hind paw. Furthermore, the news reporter refers to the sloth’s actions as sluggish, saying that a sloth moves at an average speed of 400 meters an hour in a tree, and 250 meters an hour on the ground, when the sloth is motivated. However, when the sloth is not motivated,
The way the sloth behaves is explained in immense detail, portraying to the reader that the way an animal reacts and evades danger will be visible throughout the novel. Also, it is evident that the reporter will examine the behaviour of animals because the first two pages do not connect to or give away the story, thus, it foreshadows the events to come. Pi is the son of a zookeeper so he is aware of how animals react to different situations and how animals, even if they seem cute, can kill a human if they wanted, such as an orangutan. From this, the reader can see that the writer will be most concerned about the way animals behave for the remainder novel. The setting thus far is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the timeframe is present day. Though for the first part of the novel, Life of Pi, the story has taken place in Pondicherry, South India, through the back story that Pi tells the writer about his childhood. Pi is telling his story at his house in Scarborough; Pi tells his story of how he arrived in Toronto. The story that Pi is telling takes place in India during Pi’s childhood in the late