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        <title><![CDATA[how does the symbolism in life of pi relate to the themes of religion...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/q-and-a/how-does-symbolism-life-pi-relate-themes-religion-113219</link>
        <description><![CDATA[how does the symbolism in life of pi relate to the themes of religion and survival?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:22:45 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[One reason that Pi mentions for being a Hindu is that when he was young,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[One reason that Pi mentions for being a Hindu is that when he was young, too young to even remember consciously, his mother and aunt brought him to Hindu rituals, and the sensory experience of those rituals somehow stuck with him and felt natural and like home to him.  He states,

"I am a Hindu because of sculptured cones of red kumkum powder and baskets of yellow tumeric nuggets, because of garlands of flowers and pieces of broken coconut,...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:20:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "Life of Pi" why does Pi become a Hindu?  Can you describe Hinduism...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/q-and-a/why-does-pi-become-hindu-can-you-describe-hinduism-108403</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In "Life of Pi" why does Pi become a Hindu?  Can you describe Hinduism for me?
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        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:13:18 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Besides the loss of his family and possessions, what else does Pi lose...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Besides the loss of his family and possessions, what else does Pi lose when the Tsimtsum sinks? What does he gain?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:02:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the end, Pi joins three different religions, because all of them have...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/q-and-a/why-does-jesus-make-pi-become-christian-107355</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In the end, Pi joins three different religions, because all of them have something that appeals to him.  As far as Christianity goes, the first thing that attracts Pi to is is the wonderful and psychologically interesting story that is attached to it.  He is blown away by the fact that Jesus, the son of God, would pay for all of the sins of humanity.  This is a confusing thing to Pi; as he ponders it, he thinks that it is so very sad that...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:48:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Life of Pi why does Jesus make Pi become a Christian?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Life of Pi why does Jesus make Pi become a Christian?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:56:06 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Three is considered a powerful number in numerology, Christianity, and...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/q-and-a/symbol-3-comes-up-many-times-story-what-does-103291</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Three is considered a powerful number in numerology, Christianity, and several other world religions.  Also in Christianity there is the Holy Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Three is meant to symbolize wholeness or completeness.  In math it is also a prime number and cannot be divided or broken apart in any way.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:46:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What adjective describes Pi Patel the most?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/q-and-a/what-adjective-describes-pi-patel-most-103965</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What adjective describes Pi Patel the most?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:59:47 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In reply to #2:
That is true, concerning the man and the woman, but it...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/group/discuss/ravi-blind-frenchman-50855#3</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In reply to #2:
That is true, concerning the man and the woman, but it seems rather strange that Pi would call him brother so many times, and Pi had already killed the cook before this chance meeting with the French Man.
The possibilities are silm to none, but when we think about possibilities concerning Life of Pi, we have to have "faith" rather, and this story is full of dios ex machina (god from the machine, used to describe far to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:40:04 PST</pubDate>
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sorry...on the last post i put out i had pictures, but they didnt...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/q-and-a/there-somewhere-can-get-an-image-what-boat-looks-78581</link>
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sorry...on the last post i put out i had pictures, but they didnt show...sorry

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        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:20:27 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[if you go to google and search "Life of Pi" in images, then you can see...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[if you go to google and search "Life of Pi" in images, then you can see the picture of Richard Parker, Pi, and the life boat
    
thes are 2 pics i found...hope this helps you.        
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        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:19:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[zoology and religion are alot alike if looked at in the right...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[zoology and religion are alot alike if looked at in the right perspective...
zoology is the branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology(the study of the function of living things, including processes such as nutrition, movement, and reproduction), development, and classification of animals...
now look at the bolded words from the previous paragraph...
you can probably see how...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:07:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[that is an interesting thought, but while i was reading the book i...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/group/discuss/ravi-blind-frenchman-50855#2</link>
        <description><![CDATA[that is an interesting thought, but while i was reading the book i thought that the french man was the cook because he ate a man and a woman (the mom and sailor).
plus, what are the possibilities that Pi would happen across another blind man in the middle of an ocean...
plus, would anyone really eat their own brother, even if they were starving?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:48:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What does the number three symbolize?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/q-and-a/symbol-3-comes-up-many-times-story-what-does-103291</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What does the number three symbolize?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:41:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why did Pi decide to do a double major in zoology and religious studies...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/q-and-a/why-did-pi-decide-do-double-major-zoology-103089</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Why did Pi decide to do a double major in zoology and religious studies and what commonalities does he see between them?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:48:59 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Pi's father, as the owner and manager of a zoo, taught Pi many lessons...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/q-and-a/how-does-pis-father-unknowingly-prepare-him-ordeal-102291</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Pi's father, as the owner and manager of a zoo, taught Pi many lessons about the nature of animals. and about human interactions with him.  The most memorable is when he leads Pi to the tiger cage and lets him watch as the tigers massacre a goat, tearing it to pieces and eating it.  The "lesson" shocks his mother, who protests, saying that they are "just children," but Pi's father did it for his safety; too often, humans make animals out to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:56:06 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "Life of Pi" how does Pi's father unknowingly prepare him for the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/q-and-a/how-does-pis-father-unknowingly-prepare-him-ordeal-102291</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In "Life of Pi" how does Pi's father unknowingly prepare him for the ordeal in the lifeboat?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:33:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Are you referring to the actual text of the book? That is copyrighted...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Are you referring to the actual text of the book? That is copyrighted and eNotes cannot distribute it.
If you are talking about the study guide, you should indeed be able to download it in its entirety.
If not just email support!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:31:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[As a subscriber why can't I download the entire printed copy of Life of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As a subscriber why can't I download the entire printed copy of Life of Pi.  Why?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:19:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Take the zoo as a metaphor for religion and you may find the exact...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/life-pi/q-and-a/he-explains-ways-which-religions-zoos-both-steeped-95193</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Take the zoo as a metaphor for religion and you may find the exact answer to your question.  A man-made institution that holds (with bars/cages/outside control) its inhabitants (animals) indefinitely.  Would survival from the cage come from an outside wanderer preaching a new reason of thinking?
Religion is a man-made institution that holds its members inside a particular way of thinking about, dealing with and maintaining one's way of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:21:34 PST</pubDate>
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