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...

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