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Life of Pi by Yann Martel Presentation Summary: History of Author/ Inspiration

The document summarizes the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Martel was inspired to write the story after reading a Portuguese book. The plot follows Pi, a boy from India who gets stranded at sea on a lifeboat with a tiger after a shipwreck. Pi struggles to survive using his resources and relies on his faith in three religions. The story explores themes of religion, survival, and the relationship between Pi and the tiger as they are forced to coexist on the small boat in the ocean.

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Life of Pi by Yann Martel Presentation Summary: History of Author/ Inspiration

The document summarizes the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Martel was inspired to write the story after reading a Portuguese book. The plot follows Pi, a boy from India who gets stranded at sea on a lifeboat with a tiger after a shipwreck. Pi struggles to survive using his resources and relies on his faith in three religions. The story explores themes of religion, survival, and the relationship between Pi and the tiger as they are forced to coexist on the small boat in the ocean.

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LIFE OF PI BY YANN MARTEL ~ PRESENTATION SUMMARY

HISTORY OF AUTHOR/ INSPIRATION


 Short Story writer/novelist born in Salamanca, Spain
 Lived in Canada, USA, Costa Rica, France and Mexico
 Studied philosophy at Trent University
 In 2001, Life of Pi won the prestigious Booker Prize and had his novel published in over 30
languages
 Inspired by the Portuguese book, Max and the Cats

PLOT STRUCTURE
 Exposition
o Lives in Pondicherry Zoo in India (owned by his father)
o Pi’s name comes from the famous Parisian pool, Piscine Molitor
o Follows Hinduism, Islam and Christianity
 Rising Action
o Plans to move to Canada, ship sinks along the way. Pi and the tiger are stranded on a life
boat in the middle of the ocean
 Climax and Falling Action
o Pi is temporarily blind and is almost eaten by a Frenchman. Richard parker saves him
o Pi stumbles upon an island of algae
o Initially thought to be a safe haven but then realizes that it becomes acidic at night and
dissolves human flesh
 Resolution
o Arrive at a Mexican coastline. Richard Parker leaves Pi
o Pi tells two version of his story to the Japanese officials. They prefer the one where the
animals in the story are replaced with humans.
SETTING
 Pondicherry, India
o Where Pi lived in his family owned zoo
o Political climate was very bad, caused the zoo to shut down. As a result, Pi and his family
decided to move to Canada
 Ocean & Island of Algae
o Where Pi spent most of his time stranded and his only resource for food and water
o Island that became acidic and killed humans at night

CHARACTERS
 Piscine Molitor Parker
o Believer in god
o Becomes thin from not eating. Eventually gets along with Richard Parker

THEMES
 Religion
o Believes in three different kinds. All of them help him to survive while he is stranded at
sea.
 Survival
o Needs to use his limited resources to survive. Survival becomes more important than
religion
SYMBOLS
 Pi represents the circle of life and to always face the challenges one may encounter
LIFE OF PI BY YANN MARTEL ~ PRESENTATION SUMMARY

 Water represents life. It is needed to survive but also has the ability to kill
 The colour orange is a symbol for hope and survival

CITATIONS

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yann-Martel

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/yann-martel

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/lifeofpi/symbols/

https://www.gradesaver.com/life-of-pi/study-guide/themes

http://pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmLifeOfPi03.asp

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