Discussions

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First group book meeting on the life of pi we concluded that there were too many unnecessary descriptions with a large usage of big words. Some themes that we thought of were religion and self-righteous. Some foreshadowing like swimming is starting to come into mind because he will be stranded on a boat in the middle of the ocean. Also his dad was showing Pi and his brother Ravini a lesson about how animals are dangerous, and the mirror in the zoo behind the curtain. So far, religion has been a huge discussion topic in Pi’s life. Other things we thought about were his name, Pi, about how his adventure doesn’t end just like his name. Math is more for a god than the Gods we believe in, because we know that mathematics is real and everything that it has created. Unlike believed Gods, nobody really knows if they actually existed.

Discussion Questions: 1. Do you know anyone who was named after an inanimate object? (Nicknames) 2. Can you see any themes this early in the book? 3. Pi fainted after first seeing running water; have you ever been that astonished by something? 4. Did you notice any foreshadowing? 5. Why do you think Pi is so quick to change his religious beliefs?