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    concept of belonging illustrates the physical and spiritual concerns of the human condition. These Notions of belonging manifest vividly in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List‚ Skrzynecki’s Postcard and Ancestors‚ as well as Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi. When these two elements fuse‚ it creates a complex and ambivalent balance in which one either suffers or is enlightened. Skrzynecki’s Postcard encapsulates physical dislocation. He cleverly uses the postcard as a symbol of this. When Skrzynecki

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    AP English: Literature and Composition Name: Major Works Data Sheet: Do not cut/paste from a website‚ which is a form of plagiarism. |Title: Life of Pi |Biographical information about the author: | |Author: Yann Martel |Yann Martel was born in 1963 and lives in the Canadian prairie providence | |

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    wake your dreams? Some questions run to me We only‚ only wake up when we sleep Met by the lunar light‚ trouble’s all we find Lost our way tonight Asking God‚ if he did something wrong. Is it something we said? Is it something we said to them? Pi is trapped at sea‚ no way home‚ all alone‚ with no family. “The endings are the same as every other‚ we’re only here to die”. Like the rest of his family‚ he thinks he will die as well at first before he gains all of his hope. Is it something we said

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    At the beginning of chapter 8 of The Life of PiPi stated that man is the most dangerous animal in a zoo. (Martel 29) In the same way‚ Pi’s father took this to a whole level when he painted on a wall by the entrance of the zoo a question that was memorable to all visitors: “DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE ZOO?” An arrow was pointing to a curtain. When visitors will reveal what’s behind the curtain‚ it was a mirror. (Martel 31) This is quite interesting the way Pi’s father revealed

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    ________________________________________ Life of Pi Talk show host‚ Mr Patel‚ Yann Martel‚ member from the audience host: (face the audience) Welcome to today’s show where here we have the novel Life of Pi (point to the novel on desk) and the author and protagonist‚ Mr. Yann Martel and Mr. Pi Patel (gesture towards the author and Pi)‚ where we are going to discuss the perils and comedy of being stranded at sea. (face the author) Hello Mr. Martel‚ So you are currently living in Costa Rica

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    Life of Pi Discussion Questions 1. Life of Pi allowed the author to gain what he had been hungry for. He was wanting to write a good book and had been unsuccessful many times. Life of Pi was the emotional nourishment he had been longing for. 2. The town made a difference in Pi’s upbringing because it showed him the different religions and learned many needed from the zoo. 3. Mr. Adirubasamy claims Pi’s story will make you believe in God‚ although my beliefs were not altered. 4

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    Yann Martel's Life Of Pi

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    Life of Pi Analysis Essay: #1 “How does the organizational structure of Life of Pi affect the meaning of the overall work?” The author of Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel‚ uses a lucid and vibrant language to tell his gripping tale of the survival of a young‚ shipwrecked boy. This allegoric story is split up into three distinct parts‚ each with its own purpose. At first‚ these parts just seem to be a way to spilt up the book: The first tells of Pi’s background‚ the second tells the story of his survival

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    Life Of Pi Survival Essay

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    Life of Pi‚ a novel written by Canadian author Yann Martel‚ is the incredible story of how 16-year old teenager Pi Patel survives 227 days trapped in a lifeboat with only a large 450-pound Bengal tiger for company. During his 7-month ordeal over the vast Pacific ocean‚ misery‚ hunger‚ and desperation threaten to blot out his existence‚ but with the help of his worst enemy and God‚ he pushes on. As he is forced to adapt to his new environment to survive‚ Pi finds himself forced into a harsh world

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    Yann Martel's Life Of Pi

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    Life of Pi I. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE BOOK: The book Life of Pi by Yann Martel was published in 2001. The story is primarily about an Indian boy named Piscine Molitor Patel‚ who survives a shipwreck with a Bengal tiger. Unfortunately‚ this book is not a part of a series; the characters in the book do however‚ have an interesting relationship with the author. Yann Martel is from Canada‚ as stated in the book. The Patel family was moving to Canada‚ this is also the place Piscine “lives” currently.

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    Life Of Pi Survival Essay

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    In the film Life Of PiPi Patel’s adventure ends in a hospital bed where he is interviewed by two Japanese investigators about the shipwreck of the Japanese cargo ship. Pi tells them about how he survived with multiple animal companions in the lifeboat and his discovery of the carnivorous island. The Japanese men refused to believe his story simply because it is unrealistic. Pi then retells the shipwreck without the animals and instead puts himself as Richard Parker‚ his mother as the orangutan

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