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.