Questions for Essay and Discussion: Pick ONE of the following discussion questions to answer. 1. In chapter 7, Mr. politicians like these goats and Kumar notes: “If we had rhinos we’d have fewer problems in our (p. 27). Comment on this statement in the context of the novel country” and in the context of a current government. 2. Have we the entire planet our (p. 29) as Pi asserts in chapter 8? Elaborate, using “made prey” specific examples to support your argument. 3. Pi notes in chapter a measure of madness that moves them in 10: “All living things contain strange, sometimes (p. 41). Comment on both the benefits and disadvantages inexplicable ways” of this tendency using specific examples. 4. In chapter 16, Pi upon fundamentalists and (p. 49). Knowing that says: “A plague literalists!” Pi juggles three religions, comment on this statement using knowledge, observation, or experience.
Questions for Essay and Discussion: Pick ONE of the following discussion questions to answer. 1. In chapter 7, Mr. Kumar notes: “If we had politicians like these goats and rhinos we’d have fewer problems in our country” (p. 27). Comment on this statement in the context of the novel and in the context of a current government. 2. Have we “made the entire planet our prey” (p. 29) as Pi asserts in chapter 8? Elaborate, using specific examples to support your argument. 3. Pi notes in chapter 10: “All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways” (p. 41). Comment on both the benefits and disadvantages of this tendency using specific examples. 4. In chapter 16, Pi says: “A plague upon fundamentalists and literalists!” (p. 49). Knowing that Pi juggles three religions, comment on this statement using knowledge, observation, or experience.