Life Of Pie

Chapter 4 Summary

On chapter four, is the zoo and freedom chapter.

Pie tells us Pondicherry entered the Union of India in 1954, Not long after that, with civic achievement following civic achievement.

Pondicherry gets a zoo, and Pi’s family moves from Madras, India to Pondicherry after Pi’s father buys the zoo

Pi Loves growing up in the zoo. Who wouldn’t?

Well, maybe members of PETA.

Pi launches into a discussion of religion, freedom, and zoos: the gist being animals are really free in zoos and religion actually frees the believer.

Life Of Pi Review

Pi describes his education at the University of Toronto, his double major in religion and zoology, and why he is so fascinated by the sloth, an incredibly indolent creature. He says that his great suffering has made all subsequent pains both more unbearable.
He talk about religion in his book, Life Of Pi.

Life Of Pi Assignment

What are the significance of the stories behind how Pi and Richard Parker got their names?
Both Pi and Richard Parker’s naming stories are related to water. Pi is named for a swimming pool, and Richard Parker’s name was supposed to be Thirsty, because he drank a lot of water. Pi’s water related name is significant because he is the only member of his family who Mr. Adirubasamy can teach to swim, and although it does not explicitly save him, this ability gives Pi options while he is at sea. That Richard Parker ends up named after a man, rather than Thirsty as he is meant to be, is also significant because although Pi knows the danger of it, he eventually anthropomorphizes Richard Parker and so feels betrayed by him.

Canadian Bacon

1) Record any Canadian stereotypes

2) Record any American stereotypes

3) How in Canadian culture portrayed?

Canadian Stereotypes:Canadians are presented as overly kind, saying sorry when others run into them. Ignoring outlandish statements against Canada written on the side of a van choosing instead to make the perpetrators follow language laws by writing it all again in french and arresting the CEO of a company that did a hostile takeover over many smaller companies. Canadians are also very clean, have a more stable economy meaning more jobs and are more peaceful.American Stereotypes:Americans are much less well mannered. They are stereotyped as rednecks. They all have guns, dress in old, dirty clothes and are very unkempt. America itself is shown to be polluted, there are layoffs and easy access to high grade weapons. The country has romanticized war, when a president besides to go to war his ratings increase. American people are presented as gullible blindly following their president and believing what ever is shown on t.v.

Canadians are portrayed as clean, polite and so on and on. I'm not to sure as how they are portrayed. Differences between Canadian bacon, and American bacon is:
a) We have normal American bacon. We call it "bacon". We put it on everything and use it the same way Americans do.

b) Canadian bacon is only sold in America. You will never, ever find Canadian bacon in a Canadian grocery store.
c) The closest we have to Canadian bacon is Peameal bacon, but Peameal bacon is Way better.
d) We have ham. We treat it the same way you treat ham. Jesus, how confusing is pork, eh?
a) We have normal American bacon. We call it "bacon". We put it on everything and use it the same way Americans do.

It’s the same face I see
Of someone you used to be
Now so lost in the haze of time
Still awake in the memories of mind

Calling out to your heart and soul
I cannot reach out or hold
Losing what once belonged to me
Tears take over my love for thee

Your voice akin to music, to sirens
Tortures me, torments and weakens 
As memory seeps in and love evolves
Barriers and shields melt and dissolve

Constantly suffering, caring so deeply
Wishing to fake indifference isn’t easy
Etching your name on this broken heart
I never left, I am right here at the start

Emotions lay dormant in my being
Realization that yes, you’re missing 
Questioning the immoral love of mine
Criticizing the innocent victim of a crime

Forever writing your name with mine
You and I could be love defined
This vicious cycle, I want to break
Love me so the pain can escape

This feeble heart is seeking comfort
Anything so the attention can divert
Can't forget you existed and smiled
Call back innocence, coax out my inner child

Thousands of times, again and over
Regurgitating crippled vows, being sober
Appealing and begging to the man in y0u
My angel, you were someone I 0nce Knew..!!