ACLON,MARLON DE GUZMAN LRN136554050001, GRADE 10-
ATI-ATIHAN
INDIVIDUAL REACTION PAPER for LIFE OF PI
A.
Short Summary
The movie lifeof Pi is a story
of a man named Piscine Patel,who survive from a shipwreck together with Bengal
Tiger named Richard Parker for 227 days in Pacific ocean.Pi character is brave
,smart,and belong in three different religion
. Hindu,Catholic and Islam in
his young age.After selling the Patel Zoo,his family decided to migrate in
Canada but then the ship sinks because of the strong typhoon and only Pi and
other animals survive.They were able survive those challenges came to him. Life
of Pi movie varies upon the family-orientering ,faith to God and being brave.This
story was a good example and motivation for everybody like us.
B. Elements of the Plot
1. Exposition
At the beggining
of the storyof Life of Pi.It was showed up the entire childhood of Pi.Pi
dealing with his struggeles by facing them strong and full of confident and
courage.Pi change his name because he teasingfor his name.He discovered
anything he wanted to.He was involved in three different religion.The Christian,Hindu
and Islam at his very young age.
2. Rising Action
After selling the Patel
Zoo Patel family decided to migrate to Canada but then the ship sinks because
of great storm that time which cause the ship to sinkand many peoplefromship
died including the family of Pi except he and other animals.The Hyena,Zebra
Orange juice and Richard Parker.
3. Climax
When the time Pi surrender his religion
and being vegetarian to be able to survive in the ocean .Also he encounter
the his fear to the tiger.He decided to
tame the tiger to be also survive in the
island.In the story Hyena ate the zebra and orangutan to be able to survive and
because of hungryness
4. Falling Action
After taming the tiger,he ate a
fish to order to survive .After few months,Pi and Richard Parker became friends
and saw a island or a forest in the land of Mexico.
5. Resolution
The ending of the story Life of Pi,after
227 days Pi and Richard Parker landed in theisland of Mexico.Richard Parker
left Pi to order to survive .After that, Pi tell his story on what happen to
him after 227 days to those Japanese officials but no one believe with him because they think Pi making a story.Pi had
own life together with the woman he loved. They brought children’s with them
and liveto tell his story.
C. Comprehension Questions
Question 5-Pi’s full name, Piscine Molitor Patel, was
inspired by a Parisian swimming pool that “the gods would have delighted to
swim in.” The shortened form refers to the ratio of a circle’s circumference divided
by its diameter. What is the significance of Pi’s unusual name?
In his school, Pi’s unusual name is one of his
challenges because their classmates teasing him of his name Piscine thats why
he change his name in short in Pi
Question 8-What do you make of Pi’s assertion that we
are all “in limbo without religion until some figure introduces us to God”? Do
you believe that Pi’s piousness was a response to his father’s atheism?
Answer- I think yes,because of what
happen to them in the ship,they not believe to god and it was a responce to his
father that god is powerful and he can turn possible to impossible and vice
versa
Question 10-How do the human beings in your world
reflect the animal behavior observed by Pi? What do Pi’s strategies in dealing
with Richard Parker teach us about confronting the fearsome creatures in our
lives?
Answer- Pi have a fear to
Richard Parker, when the tiger survive at first Pi didn’t care to the
tiger but Pi have a good heart ,he tame the tiger to order to survive also in
the island by using his whistle.Pi saved the life of Parker when the tiger fell
in the water.
Question 12-Nearly everyone experiences a turning
point that represents the transition from youth to adulthood, albeit seldom as
traumatic as Pi’s. What event marks your coming of age?
Answer-The events that mark in my coming age
was when I was making and decide a decision in my life.Even if I’m a youth it
can be make wrong decision but I rely in myself that I need a help and advice
of my family.No man is an island.
Question 14-Pi imagines that his brother would have
teasingly called him Noah. How does Pi’s voyage compare to the biblical story
of Noah, who was spared from the flood while God washed away the sinners?
Answer- Noah's story is the same of Pi's story because his brother compared Pi to Noah
D. Personal Thoughts and Feelings About the Film
My personal thoughts and feelings about the
film Life of Pi is atfirst Iam a pet lover but when it comes in wild animals
like Richard Parker.But then there are times I'm confused from the story and
character but when I understand the lesson I knew it.I believe to the brave and
courage of Pi showing in the story
because I can’t believe that theirs a survivor within 227 days .I was amazed to
the place where jellyfish are together bringing up light in the ocean.Overall,
story of Pi is ineterestingand have a moral lesson and good motivation and
example to the people
E. Values Learned/ Moral Lesson
Simple.Being faithful to
god.Why?Because god can do everything ,he can change possible to impossible and
impossible to possible .He the only one our savoir in every challenges and
frustration that our encounter and will encounter to our life’s to order to
survive like the story of life of Pi.God is everyday awake ang he knows what
gonna happen next or what gonna happen to us.Knowing god can turn impossible to
possible,it simple because god is not only our creator but also our savoir to
order to survive to order to survive to those temptation,frustration,problems
and fear.Being faithful is the simplies but most powerful weapon and armor to take those challenges even though it is
difficult.
