There is a tremendous storm with huge waves that threaten to sink the lifeboat. Pi decides to take his chances with Richard Parker rather than with the sea, so he climbs under the tarpaulin and closes it over the boat. He holds on to the tarpaulin rope and ......t
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Pi is distraught. When he closes himself into the lifeboat with the tiger he is choosing his mode of death - by animal rather.......
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A whale swims by the lifeboat. Pi imagines the whales communicating his predicament all through the ocean, seeking help. Unfortunately they are harpooned. Dolphins swim by as well and, though he tries, Pi is unable to catch one on his gaff. There are........
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Pi falls to anthropomorphizing again as the whales converse about him in his imagination. It is indicative of his starving condition that Pi could, at the same time, consider the killing of whales a heinous crime, yet attempt to gaff a dolphin. He refers to........
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Pi is awestruck by a spectacular lightning storm. He tries to share his wonder with Richard Parker, but the..........
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Occurrences such as this are what keep Pi going. As he described earlier, he gleans happiness from any.......
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Pi sees a ship! With uncontrollable happiness Pi envisions his family safe in Canada where he will join them. He is amazed at the size of the tanker as it approaches, and then realizes in horror that it is about the hit the lifeboat. Rowing......
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This is the event presaged by Pi in Chapter 69. A ship has cut into his tiny circle, but did not see him. Pi is......
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