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CHAPTER SUMMARIES AND NOTES


CHAPTER 98


Summary

Mr. Okamoto and Mr. Chiba request a break. Pi requests another cookie. Aside, in Japanese, the men indicate that they .......

Notes

Pi's food hoarding behavior seems eccentric, if not mad. It is easy for the Japanese men to disbelieve his...........


CHAPTER 99


Summary

When the men return they tell Pi that they do not believe his story. Pi asks why not. Their first argument is that bananas do not float. Pi produces two bananas from somewhere in his bed and insists that they try it for themselves in the sink. The bananas float. Their second argument is the impossibility of the floating carnivorous island with meerkats. Pi counters that Venus flytraps would seem impossible, as would the bonsai tress that Mr. Chiba brings up in the conversation, if one had never seen them. Their third argument is.........

Notes

Pi's description of the cookies which are good but they tend to crumble, could well be Mr. Okamoto's description of Pi's story. It is a good story but Okamoto's perception of reality causes it to crumble. However, each objection the men present is argued against logically by Pi. Yet even with logical support for his story, Pi cautions against being overly reasonable or you risk throwing out the universe with .......


CHAPTER 100


Summary

Mr. Okamoto submits his report explaining that the cause of the sinking of the ship cannot be determined. In an end comment he adds ......

Notes

In the end, despite using words such as unreliable, speculation, and conjecture, it is apparent that Mr. Okamoto has.......

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