Lit. Analysis #1

 Life of Pi by Yann Martel

1. What drew you to this book?  What did you expect and/or hope to experience through reading it?
-I saw the movie and found out it was based on a story.
2. What kept you reading past the first ten pages?
-It was strange and I thought wouldn't like it, but i continued.
3. Describe your reading habits.
-Once I picked up this book it was hard for me to put it down.

1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read, and explain how the narrative fulfills the author's purpose (based on your well-informed interpretation of same).
-A boy named Pi gets in a shipwreck. He is the only survivor, along with a few zoo animals that were on the ship with him. This author shows how much one thinks while they are stranded. It shows how much hope can save your life.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
-The theme of this story is that imagination can make a horrible and tragic story into a masterpiece.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
-The authors diction makes you feel so many different emotions in this story. Such as the part of the story when there is a storm. The author uses various types of description words to make it feel as if you're almost in the story. Or another time when Pi is trapped on the boat with the tiger and you can hear all of his thoughts showing how scared he is. Lastly, the author when into great detail describing how Pi felt on his long journey.
4. Describe a minimum of ten literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the author's purpose, the text's theme and/or your sense of the tone. For each, please include textual support to help illustrate the point for your readers. (Please include edition and page numbers for easy reference.)
-Symbolism: the tiger represented Pi
Imagery: the author uses imagery when Pi arrives to the island
Setting: took place at sea
Conflict: being lost at sea with a tiger
Inciting incident: when the storm came and the ship sank
Flashback: Pi had many flashbacks while he was at sea
Mood: the mood stayed the same throughout the story and only changed once or twice

1. Describe two examples of direct characterization and two examples of indirect characterization. Why does the author use both approaches, and to what end (i.e., what is your lasting impression of the character as a result)?
-Pi is identified as small and skinny (direct), others talk about Pi's intelligence (indirect), Pi shows his integrity through his actions(indirect), and the author tells us that he is very religious(direct). The author does this to show off all of Pi's different traits but shows us in different ways to keep us interested. My impression of the character is that he is brave and courageous.
2. Does the author's syntax and/or diction change when s/he focuses on character? How? Example(s)?
-I didn't notice if it did or not.
3. Is the protagonist static or dynamic? Flat or round? Explain.
In the beginning of the story I believe that Pi is dynamic and slowly becomes static. He is a round character.
4. After reading the book did you come away feeling like you'd met a person or read a character? Analyze one textual example that illustrates your reaction. 
-I guess I could say that I feel like I met a person.

Favorite quote from the book:
http://lrsimas24.blogspot.com/2014/12/book-quote.html