This section starts off with Pi finally replenishing himself with water, then he realizes the situation he's in. he want's to flee the life boat, but knows that will bring certain death with the starved sharks.
instead of planning his next move he digs through the Survival Kit and takes inventory of what he has. The acounts for all of the food and all of the fresh water he has availible. he uses some equasion to see how long he will last and calculates that the water should last him 196 days while the food should last him 152 days. This makes him pretty happy and then he finds other materials like a buck knife, a rope, and a lot of life jackets.
After Pi takes his time to chill out and relax, he is rudly awakend by the hyenna who is having another spaz attack. The only differance about this spaz attack is that Richard Parker finaly gets fed up with it and attacks the hyenna. The hyenna doesn't even try to defend itself, just lets the Tiger take it's life.
After Pi witnesses this he doesn't give it a second thought. he makes a raft from the rope, oars, and many life jackets and goes out on the water to get away from the mad tiger. he attaches a rope from the life boat to the raft so the two don't drift away from one another.
I made the decision that Pi want's to live. maybe he's spoted a glimmer of hope and decides that he wants to survive. He has shown a lot of problem solving and a lot of determination to get away from the tiger too.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Chapters 49 and 50 [168-175]
Pi is shoked. The hyenna has killed every animal on the boat and now, Pi was the only one left to comfront the hyenna. pi is scared to DEATH of this... until he falls to the ground, hiding from the hyenna, that he sees Richard Parker is still on board. The 450 lb Bengal tiger was still on board. Now Pi is terrified, stuck on a boat between two extreem Preditors.
Compairing the two preditors to each other, Pi walks right past the hyenna, no longer being afraid of the hyenna, to get to the survial locker where he could get some water. when he crawled past the hyenna, it made a loud hiss and yelped at Pi. Pi said it wasn't for the lack of courage, but for the exhaustion and lack of no weapon that he doesn't go after the hyenna.
This is a powerful part of the book because Pi is pretty much looking Death in the face and saying he's not afraid of it. That takes a lot of courage to do that. but I'm not sure... maybe this is his way of giving up.
Compairing the two preditors to each other, Pi walks right past the hyenna, no longer being afraid of the hyenna, to get to the survial locker where he could get some water. when he crawled past the hyenna, it made a loud hiss and yelped at Pi. Pi said it wasn't for the lack of courage, but for the exhaustion and lack of no weapon that he doesn't go after the hyenna.
This is a powerful part of the book because Pi is pretty much looking Death in the face and saying he's not afraid of it. That takes a lot of courage to do that. but I'm not sure... maybe this is his way of giving up.
2.23 Diction Exercise
The Catcher in the Rye
A.) Lousy, Goddam, Touchy as hell, Run-Down, Crumbly, Terrific, Madman, Occupied, Crap, Bores
B.)
Level of diction - between medium and low
Elevation - Middle
Connotation - Low
Sound - High
B.)
Level of diction - between medium and low
Elevation - Middle
Connotation - Low
Sound - High
Monday, February 21, 2011
Chapters 46 - 48 [149-166]
More and more sharks start to appear around the life boat, and Pi has slim hopes for survival. The sharks swim swiftly through the water straight at the life boat then dive to prevent hitting it. Pi watches this in half amusement, but also half scared to death by the activity. This is when the hyena becomes active again. It would pounse right on the dying zebra and rip folds of it's stomach piece after piece. The zebra does not die instantly tho. I though it was devistating that an animal wont die even though it's in that much pain, and like in this zebra's case, being eating alive, from the inside out.
The hyenna almost seems to be killing with rage because after its attack on the zebra, it goes after Orange Juice. Orange Juice is able to defend itself once by giving the hyenna a hard blow to the head. He wasn't able to do it again tho. The second attack made by the hyenna was right on the mark. drove it's tight jaws right on the orangutan's neck and ripped it's head straight off.
The hyenna almost seems to be killing with rage because after its attack on the zebra, it goes after Orange Juice. Orange Juice is able to defend itself once by giving the hyenna a hard blow to the head. He wasn't able to do it again tho. The second attack made by the hyenna was right on the mark. drove it's tight jaws right on the orangutan's neck and ripped it's head straight off.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Chapter 44 and 45 [141-149]
This is Pi's first whole day on the boat and night is approching again. Pi is afraid that the hyenna might bocome active again, and stir up all the other animals on the boat. As the night slowly arives Pi's fears become true and the hyenna starts to come alive once again. It starts the night by doing laps as it did earlier that day but as pi's vision starts to decrease on the new moon night, more activities start up. Rather than just the hyenna barking there is also the zebra crying at the hyenna, almost in a battle for life or death.
Pi had to wait until the next morning to figure out what was going on. As soon as the sun starts to come up and light appears he can see that the hyenna was chewing on something. it wasn't until early morning and where there was a lot of sun that he could see what really happened. the hyenna tore off the injured zebra's back leg, and was chewing on it's hide. Pi felt terrible for the poor zebra but wasn't about to do anything about it. he wonders where Orange Juice went off to so he looks around from his spot where he was tring to find her. The hyenna doesn't like it that Pi had stood up tho so he tenses up and barks at Pi, so Pi imediatly falls to the ground not even to look at the hyenna again in fear. as he's laying there he sees Orange Juice and she comes over to him.
Pi thinks she did this because she missed her two babies and Pi was the closest things she had to them. I feel so bad for all of the prey animals on the boat in these two chapters. The poor zebra could do nothing what so ever to defend it's self. Pi and Orange Juice seem pretty defenseless as well so it only leads you to believe that most of these animals are going to die to the over raged, sea sick hyenna.
Pi had to wait until the next morning to figure out what was going on. As soon as the sun starts to come up and light appears he can see that the hyenna was chewing on something. it wasn't until early morning and where there was a lot of sun that he could see what really happened. the hyenna tore off the injured zebra's back leg, and was chewing on it's hide. Pi felt terrible for the poor zebra but wasn't about to do anything about it. he wonders where Orange Juice went off to so he looks around from his spot where he was tring to find her. The hyenna doesn't like it that Pi had stood up tho so he tenses up and barks at Pi, so Pi imediatly falls to the ground not even to look at the hyenna again in fear. as he's laying there he sees Orange Juice and she comes over to him.
Pi thinks she did this because she missed her two babies and Pi was the closest things she had to them. I feel so bad for all of the prey animals on the boat in these two chapters. The poor zebra could do nothing what so ever to defend it's self. Pi and Orange Juice seem pretty defenseless as well so it only leads you to believe that most of these animals are going to die to the over raged, sea sick hyenna.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Chapter 43 [141-147]
Pi is trying to keep himself cheerful. He tells himself that there are rescue crews from all over that are responding to his sunken ship. while he is still looking about the horizon he sees Orange Juice sitting on a bundle of bananas. Orange Juice was the pride and soul of the zoo back home. she was a loving and caring adult female Orangutan. She sees the boat and swims out to it. there were many black spiders on and in her fur, and you can see all of them skamper out on the pacific water but then they all drown since there is nothing to grab onto that is close enough. As the life boat passes the island of bananas Pi reaches out an grabs the net holding all of them together, letting all the bananas go. He realises what a terrible mistake he made letting all that food go to waist.
In this chapter the Hyenna decides to go crazy inside the life boat. The hyenna get up sometime in the morning and starts 'yipping' and barking. Pi says he would do this for alot of the morning, then it would start to go crazy and run laps around the life boat. It had it's own 25 foot track on the boat and would run in laps and bark loudly stopping on the stern only to catch it's breath. It would do this all day until sunset then things got tense again.
In this chapter the Hyenna decides to go crazy inside the life boat. The hyenna get up sometime in the morning and starts 'yipping' and barking. Pi says he would do this for alot of the morning, then it would start to go crazy and run laps around the life boat. It had it's own 25 foot track on the boat and would run in laps and bark loudly stopping on the stern only to catch it's breath. It would do this all day until sunset then things got tense again.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Chapters 41 and 42 [134-141]
Pi cant take dangling from the boat and decides to get in. He considers that the tiger has him beat in all of his senses. But with the elements of the storm going on he could try sneaking in the boat. The rain would affect his sense of smell, the wind would affect his hearing, and the night would affect his vision. it took all of his strength to clim into the boat, but once he got inside he relised there was no tiger. Instead there was a hyenna. there was also a zebra that jumped into the boat as the ship was sinking. The zebra was in critical condition with his right rear leg broken, bone showing through skin. The two animals were so scared that they didn't even notice each other.
It took me along time to figure out that this life boat is huge. To fit a full grown bengal tiger in it, a hyenna, and a zebra, as well as a boy? for a long time I was imagining something the size of a pontoon. but no, this was a BIG life boat!
It took me along time to figure out that this life boat is huge. To fit a full grown bengal tiger in it, a hyenna, and a zebra, as well as a boy? for a long time I was imagining something the size of a pontoon. but no, this was a BIG life boat!
Chapter 37 - 40 (beginning of Part 2) [121-134]
The start of chapter 37 the ship hits something and is starting to sink. Pi is awakend by the noise of the ship scraping against something, but doesn't bother waking his brother or the rest of his family bcs it is so early in the morning. Instead he decides to go on his own little adventure to figure out what was going on w/ the ship. He gets on to the top of the deck and see's that things aren't going well. There is a lot of cammotion going on.
He notices that the ship is starting to tilt to the bow, and realizes that it is sinking. He desperatly wants to go and wake his family and get them off to safety. But when he is running across the deck a sailor graps him and throws him into a life boat.
The next chapter has him regaining conciesness, in the life boat with a injured zebra. He remembers that he never got to warn his family. Then he yells at a Richard Parker character and is trying to save him from drowning. He ends up getting his attention by trowing a floatation ring at him. This gives him enough determination to swim to the boat. Just as Richard Parker started to climb on boad, Pi had realized what he did and threw an oar at Richard Parked and was telling him not to get into the boat, and to drown. That is when you as the reader figure out that Richard Parker is a 450 lbs, 3 yr old adult Bengale.
Pi jumps straight out of the boat onto the oar he threw at richard parker. He holds on to that for awhile so he doesn't drown and watches the ship he was on sink. He holds onto the oar until he notices sharks are starting to come so he swims back to the life boat and pulls himself highenough to be out of the water but not in the boat bcs the tiger is in there still.
This is an intense part of the book, and i feel really bad for the kid. He wants to give up and drown so he doesn't have to get eaten. I'd fold up so bad if i was in his situation.
He notices that the ship is starting to tilt to the bow, and realizes that it is sinking. He desperatly wants to go and wake his family and get them off to safety. But when he is running across the deck a sailor graps him and throws him into a life boat.
The next chapter has him regaining conciesness, in the life boat with a injured zebra. He remembers that he never got to warn his family. Then he yells at a Richard Parker character and is trying to save him from drowning. He ends up getting his attention by trowing a floatation ring at him. This gives him enough determination to swim to the boat. Just as Richard Parker started to climb on boad, Pi had realized what he did and threw an oar at Richard Parked and was telling him not to get into the boat, and to drown. That is when you as the reader figure out that Richard Parker is a 450 lbs, 3 yr old adult Bengale.
Pi jumps straight out of the boat onto the oar he threw at richard parker. He holds on to that for awhile so he doesn't drown and watches the ship he was on sink. He holds onto the oar until he notices sharks are starting to come so he swims back to the life boat and pulls himself highenough to be out of the water but not in the boat bcs the tiger is in there still.
This is an intense part of the book, and i feel really bad for the kid. He wants to give up and drown so he doesn't have to get eaten. I'd fold up so bad if i was in his situation.
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