Life of Pi Chapter summaries

Part 1, Chapter 1 - 15

A Canadian author travels to India after writing two unsuccessful novels and stays in Bombay to write a book about Portugal …

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Part 1, Chapter 16 - 36

Pi began going to the temple with his aunt Rohini and became introduced to all the important rituals and symbols of worship …

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Part 2, Chapter 37 - 52

Part 2 begins with the sinking of the ship, as Pi finds himself aboard a lifeboat and notices Richard Parker, a Bengali …

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Part 2, Chapter 53 - 69

The next day, the feeling of exultation at the discovery of supplies fades as Pi realizes that he will eventually be killed …

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Part 2, Chapter 70 - 85

Pi manages to catch a large turtle that proves too cumbersome for the little raft, and so he takes it abroad to the lifeboat …

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Part 2, Chapter 86 - Chapter 100

Pi sights a ship in the distance and happily exclaims to Richard Parker that they’ve been saved, and his mind immediately …

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