Life of Pi Learning Guide: Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Literary Devices
    Symbols, Imagery, Allegory
    Everything and Nothing is Allegorical
    Animals = Humans
    The Algae Island
    The Spiritual Journey; the Religious Stuff
    Setting
    POV/Narrative Voice
    Genre
    Tone
    Style
    What's Up With the Title?
    What's Up With the Ending?
    Brief and Sparse Plot Overview in Paragraph Form
    Events
    Author's Note
    Part 1, Chapter 1
    Part 1, Chapter 2
    Part 1, Chapter 3
    Part 1, Chapter 4
    Part 1, Chapter 5
    Part 1, Chapter 6
    Part 1, Chapter 7
    Part 1, Chapter 8
    Part 1, Chapter 9
    Part 1, Chapter 10
    Part 1, Chapter 11
    Part 1, Chapter 12
    Part 1, Chapter 13
    Part 1, Chapter 14
    Part 1, Chapter 15
    Part 1, Chapter 16
    Part 1, Chapter 17
    Part 1, Chapter 18
    Part 1, Chapter 19
    Part 1, Chapter 20
    Part 1, Chapter 21
    Part 1, Chapter 22
    Part 1, Chapter 23
    Part 1, Chapter 24
    Part 1, Chapter 25
    Part 1, Chapter 26
    Part 1, Chapter 27
    Part 1, Chapter 28
    Part 1, Chapter 29
    Part 1, Chapter 30
    Part 1, Chapter 31
    Part 1, Chapter 32
    Part 1, Chapter 33
    Part 1, Chapter 34
    Part 1, Chapter 35
    Part 1, Chapter 36
    Part 2, Chapter 37
    Part 2, Chapter 38
    Part 2, Chapter 39
    Part 2, Chapter 40
    Part 2, Chapter 41
    Part 2, Chapter 42
    Part 2, Chapter 43
    Part 2, Chapter 44
    Part 2, Chapter 45
    Part 2, Chapter 46
    Part 2, Chapter 47
    Part 2, Chapter 48
    Part 2, Chapter 49
    Part 2, Chapter 50
    Part 2, Chapter 51
    Part 2, Chapter 52
    Part 2, Chapter 53
    Part 2, Chapter 54
    Part 2, Chapter 55
    Part 2, Chapter 56
    Part 2, Chapter 57
    Part 2, Chapter 58
    Part 2, Chapter 59
    Part 2, Chapter 60
    Part 2, Chapter 61
    Part 2, Chapter 62
    Part 2, Chapter 63
    Part 2, Chapter 64
    Part 2, Chapter 65
    Part 2, Chapter 66
    Part 2, Chapter 67
    Part 2, Chapter 68
    Part 2, Chapter 69
    Part 2, Chapter 70
    Part 2, Chapter 71
    Part 2, Chapter 72
    Part 2, Chapter 73
    Part 2, Chapter 74
    Part 2, Chapter 75
    Part 2, Chapter 76
    Part 2, Chapter 77
    Part 2, Chapter 78
    Part 2, Chapter 79
    Part 2, Chapter 80
    Part 2, Chapter 81
    Part 2, Chapter 82
    Part 2, Chapter 83
    Part 2, Chapter 84
    Part 2, Chapter 85
    Part 2, Chapter 86
    Part 2, Chapter 87
    Part 2, Chapter 88
    Part 2, Chapter 89
    Part 2, Chapter 90
    Part 2, Chapter 91
    Part 2, Chapter 92
    Part 2, Chapter 93
    Part 2, Chapter 94
    Part 3, Chapter 95
    Part 3, Chapter 96
    Part 3, Chapter 97
    Part 3, Chapter 98
    Part 3, Chapter 99
    Part 3, Chapter 100
    Characters
    Piscine (Pi) Molitor Patel
    Richard Parker
    Pi's Mother / Orange Juice
    The Hyena / The Cook
    The Blind Frenchman / The Cook
    The Zebra / the Taiwanese Sailor
    Pi's Father
    Ravi
    Francis Adirubasamy and Assorted Gurus
    The Author
    Mr. Okamoto and Mr. Chiba
    Shout Outs
    Sex Rating
    Themes
    Quotes
    Religion
    Religion Quotes
    Literature and Writing
    Literature and Writing Quotes
    Man and the Natural World
    Man and the Natural World Quotes
    Spirituality
    Spirituality Quotes
    Suffering
    Suffering Quotes
    Science
    Science Quotes
    Fear
    Fear Quotes
    Mortality
    Mortality Quotes
    Madness
    Madness Quotes
    Brain Snacks
    Best of the Web
    Study Questions
    Module Quizzes
    Quotes (What was Said)
    Quotes (What was Said) True or False
    Themes (For the Most Part)
    Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
    Symbols
    Symbols True or False
    Don’t Rock the Boat
    Don’t Rock the Boat True or False
    Come for the Quiz Stay for the Pi
    Come for the Quiz Stay for the Pi True or False
    Movie
    Charts
    Teaching Life of Pi
    Current Events & Pop Culture
    Challenges & Opportunities
    Assignments & Activities
    From Text to Pictures and Back Again
    Reading about Writing about Writing (And then: Writing, of course)
    Cast Away
    Characterization
    Chew On This
    Character Journal Entry
    Facebook Plot Summary
    Symbolism, Allusion, and Irony
    Why Should I Care?
    Book vs. Movie
    Discussion & Essay Questions
    Reading Quizzes
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