While at sea, the boat his family is on sinks, but Pi manages to board onto a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. He learns through his mishaps and struggles on the lifeboat to coexist with the tiger for the next 227 days. ... Pi still manages to have faith in his Gods after they had placed him on an extraordinary journey with a Bengal tiger in a life raft for 227 days. ... Its best to state that Pi has been on an incredible journey nobody will have the chance to relive as it is nearly impossible to live for 227 days at sea with a tiger living no further than twenty feet from you at all time....

• Word Count: 644
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• Grade Level: High School

Ironically, his father would begin by showing the danger of a tiger, allowing his two young vegetarian sons watch a tiger massacre a goat, and warned them to remember this for the rest of their lives. This experience showed Pi how much he had to be careful and plan strategies wisely around Richard Parker, a wild Bengal Tiger on the boat. ... When he attributed human characteristics to the tiger, he also thought of himself as a beast. ... By eating like an animal, Pi maintained a zoomorphic relationship with the tiger. ... His life in India disposed him to animal behavior concepts such as anthr...

• Word Count: 1422
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Pi escapes and must live on a boat with a tiger, a zebra, an orangutan, and a hyena for 227 days until he finally reaches the shores of Mexico and is rescued. ... After the first week, it is just him and the tiger for about 220 days. ... From that, he gains the strength to survive 227 days alone on a lifeboat with a Bengal Tiger. ... With the influence of religion in his life, he was prepared for the hardest battle of his life: survival against the Pacific and a tiger. ...

• Word Count: 668
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School