CHAPTER 8 VOCABULARY depraved obscene – patriarch the male head of a family – placid calm – sari a garment typically worn by Indian women which is wrapped around the body – and then draped from a shoulder searing burning – tremulous timid – vigilance constant caution and watchfulness, especially as protection against danger – According to Pi, why do the most dangerous zoologists “commonly say…that animal in a zoo is man”? What animal does believe is dangerous Pi’s father “even more than us”? Pi obsession with putting ourselves at the centre of everything is the says, “The bane not only of theologists but also of What might he mean by this? zoologists.” thinks that it is important that Pi and his brother, Ravi, know how Pi’s father dangerous animals can be. What does Mr. Patel do to show his sons how dangerous tigers are? What theme of the book does this episode emphasize?
CHAPTER 8 VOCABULARY depraved – obscene patriarch – the male head of a family placid – calm sari – a garment typically worn by Indian women which is wrapped around the body and then draped from a shoulder searing – burning tremulous – timid vigilance – constant caution and watchfulness, especially as protection against danger According to Pi, why do zoologists “commonly say…that the most dangerous animal in a zoo is man”? What animal does Pi’s father believe is “even more dangerous than us”? Pi says, “The obsession with putting ourselves at the centre of everything is the bane not only of theologists but also of zoologists.” What might he mean by this? Pi’s father thinks that it is important that Pi and his brother, Ravi, know how dangerous animals can be. What does Mr. Patel do to show his sons how dangerous tigers are? What theme of the book does this episode emphasize?