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jef000
jef000
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High School - 12th Grade

Expain why the author chose an orang-utan to represent Pi's mother on the boat?

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Posted by jef000 on Friday June 29, 2007 at 5:13 PM and tagged with life of pi, themes.

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  1. allyson Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

    The orang-utan is the mother-figure on the boat because she acted as the protector to the defenseless. When the hyena brutally mamed and killed the zebra early on, it was Orange Juice who reacted. Although Pi was angry at the hyena for his cruelty, he does not react out of fear for his own safety. Orange Juice, despite fear and seasickness, confronts the hyena because her natural inclination is to protect. Pi even states that his memories of her at the zoo where as a mother to her two babies. Unfortunately her bravery caused her demise. Pi's alternative version of the story supports the same theory.

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    Posted by allyson on Friday July 6, 2007 at 7:52 AM