1. Life of Pi Discussion Chapters 53-74

2. 1. How does the hyena die? Is this normal for a hyena? Why would a hyena act this way?

3. 2. How are the animals anthropomorphized in the novel so far? A. zebra B. hyena C. Orange Juice D. Richard Parker- look especially at pages 151, 162-4

4. 3. What do the cockroaches symbolize for Pi? How does he feel at this moment? How would you feel?

5. 4. How does Pi's character change through this section of the novel? Is he different from the boy we knew in the first chapters about religion? How so?

6. Compare Pi and Richard Parker What do they experience? How do they compare? How is one becoming like the other? With your partner, display your thoughts using a Venn diagram.