Analysis Because an author’s note is a traditional literary device—in which a book’s author briefly addresses his or her readers before proceeding to the main text—readers at first might believe that the “voice” of the note is Yann Martel’s. In fact, the narrator of the author’s note seems to have […]
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Mr. Adirubasamy An elderly man whom The Author meets in the Indian Coffee House in India. He is the first person to tell Pi’s story, which compels The Author to go to Toronto to meet Pi Patel. His pitch to The Author is that Pi’s story will make him “believe […]
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Written by: Yann Martel, born in Spain in 1963 to Canadian parents Type of Work: Novel Genre: Fantastical realism First Published: September 2001 Settings: India, Pacific Ocean, an island, Mexico, Canada Main Characters: Piscine Molitor Patel (aka Pi), The Author, Richard Parker Major Thematic Topics: Spirituality and religion, self-perception, the […]
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Pi goes through a significant religious awakening in his formative years, eventually subscribing to a variety of religions: Hinduism, Catholicism, and finally Islam. Although the religious leaders don’t accept Pi’s plural religions, his family gradually does, and he remains a devout follower of all his religious paths for his entire […]
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