Characters Flashcards
Piscine Molitor Patel
-Main character and protagonist
-Named by Mamaji
-Grows up in pondacherry in India
-From a young age, had intense interest in religion, and follows hinduism, islam and christianity all at once.
-Pi is determined, quick witted, a practical problem solver.
-Has a sharp critical mind which sparks a dry sense of humour and sometimes sarcasm.
Richard Parker
-Adult bengal tiger that accompanies Pi on the life boat.
-Not tame
-Constant threat on lifeboat
-Drives Pis détermination to survive.
Orange Juice
-Orangutan on lifeboat.
-Pi remembers her for her maternal nature.
-Gets killed aboard life boat.
The narrator
-Unnamed character who introduces and connects different parts of the story.
-Partly the author and partly fictitious.
Santosh Patel
-Pis father.
-Modern successful businessman who runs zoo in India.
-Dies when ship sinks.
Gita Patel
-Pis mother.
-A calm and loving homemaker.
-Dies when ship sinks (or, in pis alternative account, some time later)
Ravi Patel
-Pis older brother.
-A popular boy who loves sport.
-Mocks pi’s religiousness.
-Dies when ship sinks.
Mamaji
-A family friend of Pi’s parents
-Accomplished swimmer
-Names Pi after after his favourite public swimming pool
Satish Kumar
-Pi’s fave teacher.
-He teaches biology.
-Athiest and communist
-Loves visiting the zoo and calls it his temple.
Satish Kumar
-A baker
-Same name as his teacher
-He is a devout Muslim
-Introduces Pi to islam
The blind frenchman
-castaway
-Tries to kill Pi in hopes of eating him
- Gets killed and is eaten by the tiger.
The ships cook
-Brutal character
-Rude to Pi
-He throws lifebuoy to Pi to save him from drowning
-Enables Pi and his mother to survive.
-He kills and eats Taiwanese sailor on the lifeboat
-When tensions rise, the cook kills Pi’s mother and later Pi kills the cook.
