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Life of Pi | Summary and Analysis: Part Two—The Pacific Ocean—Chapters 37-46

Chapter 37:
Summary
This chapter begins with a dramatic line: "The ship sank." After that event, Pi is in the lifeboat, screaming for Richard Parker to swim to the boat. Pi screams at heaven, throws first a life buoy, then an oar, to try to save Richard Parker, who finally makes it on board. In the chapter's last paragraph there is another telling line, "Truly I was to be the next goat."

Analysis
This chapter marks the beginning of Pi's tremendous ordeal, but also demonstrates how his mind works. In the...



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