Pi is feeling optimistic and surprisingly strong. He tries his hand at fishing, using his shoe leather as bait. He fails. Pi then rummages through the locker in search of something more to use as bait, but finds nothing. He sits up and sees that he has become Richard Parker's center of attention. He is struck in the face, and assumes the tiger has attacked. To Pi's amazement, it is not.......

Notes

Pi's spirits are high and accordingly, this chapter is full of religious references. Saint Sebastian was a Christian martyr who survived being executed by arrows, and was subsequently beaten to death. Likewise, Pi is both pierced and buffeted by the flying fish. Cain is the firstborn son of Adam and Eve according to the book of Genesis in the Bible. Jealous that God accepted his brother Abel's sacrifice.......

CHAPTER 62

Summary

Unable to sleep well, Pi shifts his attention to Richard Parker. The tiger seems disturbed and Pi attributes this to thirst. There must be a way for Pi to provide water for the tiger without sharing his own canned water. Pi checks the solar stills, unconvinced of their utility. Elated, he discovers that each still has generated almost a liter of fresh water. He gathers the water in a bucket, adds a........

Notes

Pi refers to the solar stills as sea cows. The marine mammal sea cow has supposedly been mistaken for a mermaid by shipwrecked sailors, and has also been hunted as food. In Pi's situation, the productive solar stills are as satisfying as sighting a woman or.........

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