Life of Pi Flashcards
First sentence of book - reinforces Pi’s unreliability as narrator
“My suffering left me sad and gloomy”
What does Pi say page 15 part 1 about animals?
“I am not one given to projecting human traits and emotions onto animals”
Page 15 Part 1 religious quote
“…A beautiful example of the miracle of life, reminded me of god”
Page 15 Part 1 suffering
“When you’ve suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling”
Where does Pi want to visit
Mecca, Varanasi, Jerusalem and Paris
Pi’s opinions on work
“A tie is a noose, and inverted though it is, it will hang a man nonetheless if he’s not careful”
Part 15 Part 1 Pondicherry
“I have nothing to go home to in Pondicherry”
Pi talking about Richard Parker Chapter 15 Part 1
“I miss him. I still see him in my dreams. They are nightmares mostly, but nightmares tinged with love.”
Page 21 Chapter 2 Pi’s name
“I was named after a swimming pool”
Page 21 Chapter 2 Pool
“It was a pool the gods would have delighted to swim in”
Page 28 Chapter 4 Reinforcing what Pi has lost
“I lived the life of a prince”
Page 30 Chapter 4 Talking about the beauty of nature
“It is something so bright, loud, weird and delicate as to stupefy the senses”
Page 30 Chapter 4 talking about wild animals
“Animals in the wild lead lives of compulsion and necessity within an unforgiving social hierachy”
Pi talking about atheism
“It was my first clue that atheists are my brothers and sisters of a different faith, and every word they speak speaks of faith”
Pi opening about his faith in god on the life boat
“Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust, a free act of love - but sometimes it was so hard to love”
