Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Setting)

The setting in Life of Pi is very important. Pi is on the ocean, in a boat, with a tiger, for most of the book. This makes the story very interesting and differant than most other books. At one point in the novel, Pi comes across a strange island. The island is very strange and its undiscovered. Pi mentions that without the island, he would have never had survived, but people who hear his story usually don't believe that the island exists.

The imagery within the text is good at showing what exactly is happening to Pi on his journey. The storms that he survives are described amazingly and show just how difficult they were. During the days and nights with calm water, the beauty of the scenery is described with incredible detail. I believe that imagery could be used a little bit more during some parts, but overall, I enjoyed the setting in this novel and it definitely improved the story.

Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Summary)

Over winter break I got the movie "Life of Pi". I really enjoyed this movie and discovered that its based on a book. I decided to try and find a copy of the book and to read it, because I enjoyed the story. I found a copy of "Life of Pi" and began reading it. It starts oout when a small indian boy is born and a family friend teaches him how to swim at a very young age. Then, Pi's father gets a job running a zoo in india.

So far I really enjoy this book. I already know the story, and that interests me, but I also find the author's writing style very unique. The author develops the story very well and uses excelent vocabulary. The way that the book is introduced is very different compared to other books I've read. the author starts off with Pi telling his story about college and Canada and he says somthing about ending up in a hospital in Mexico. He also mentions someone named Richard Parker. Pi doesnt explain who Richard Parker is, why he's in the hospital, or even many details about his college life. He then goes into his childhood and starts telling about his life as a boy.

Thats as far as I've gotten in this book, I can't wait to see how the author explains the great trials that Pi goes through and how he comes out of them.