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maryme
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What is Pi's experience on the island?

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Posted by maryme on Sunday October 26, 2008 at 6:33 PM and tagged with experience, life of pi, the life of pi.

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  1. lauralee67
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    The Island is acidic to his feet at night, so he can only explore by day.  He finds a fresh water pool where dead fish provide food.  The island is inhabited by meerkats, which Richard Parker gorges on.  At night, Pi sleeps in the trees, safely among the meerkats.  But he finds a perfect set of teeth in the leaves of a tree showing him the island is carnivorous.  He will die if he stays here, and must summon the courage to board the boat once again.  Martel tells us he choose meerkats because the word was similar to mirage.  

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    Posted by lauralee67 on Wednesday October 29, 2008 at 11:39 AM