Task 7

The tone of the story of Orpheus is serious because it aims to deliver the message of
acceptance seriously to the readers that they may understand that some things even if
how hard we try, if it's not meant to be, it's not gonna be meant to be. The mood is
tragic or sad because after all the efforts that Orpheus exerted, he still failed to get back
his wife. The technique used in the story is simple narration in a way that it can be
understood by readers of all ages. The purpose of the story is probably to remind
everyone that sometimes, the best solution is to accept that some things are meant to
be gone.

Important Events In Life Of Pi

Let us look at the significant events of Life of Pi in terms of its plot elements.

The exposition introduces the characters and the setting. It is most often found at the
beginning. Therefore, the exposition of Life of Pican be found in Part I. In fact, this novel has a
super long exposition. We learn about Pi in India. We learn about Pis name, Pis family, Pis
zoo, Pis thoughts on religion, and Pis thoughts about the containment of animals. Perhaps the
line that best exemplifies the exposition (and, therefore, Pis character) in Life of Pi is the line,
No small talk.

When one speaks of the plot, the conflict of the story is the event that begins the characters
struggle in the novel. In regards to Life of Pi, the conflict is incredibly clear. In Part II, the line
that presents the conflict is as follows:

The ship sank.

This is the very first line in Part II. This is where the conflict begins the rising action of the
novel. Suddenly Pis easy life in India where his family owns a zoo is gone
forever. Suddenly, Pis focus switches from normal life to a life bent on one thing: survival.

After the conflict, the rising action comprises the next part of the novel. Part II of Life of Pi is
all about rising action. Only the first line of Part II contains the conflict. This is the part of the
plot where the happenings become more and more intense. The rising action ceases only when
the intensity reaches its height. In Life of Pi, Pis life on the raft and his subsequent life with
Richard Parker, the tiger are the events that make up the rising action of the story. The reader is
kept in suspense in many ways, but the most important question that will continually pop up in
the readers mind is as follows: Will Pi survive?

The very end of Part II is what contains the climax of Life of Pi which is not necessarily Pis
landing in Mexico (ensuring his survival), but his burst of emotion as his shipmate, Richard
Parker, disappears unceremoniously into the jungle, without even looking back.

Then, Richard Parker, companion of my torment, awful, fierce thing that kept me alive, moved
forward and disappeared forever from my life.
In my opinion, this is the height of the action. Without Richard Parker, Pi would not have
survived. Now Pi MUST survive without his life-long shipmate companion. His life changes
here. Depression becomes involved. This leads us to the next element of plot.

The falling action begins with the first line of Part III in Life of Pi. This part contains Pi
recuperation, his visit from the Japanese men of the Maritime Department, his creation of the
second story, and the reversion into the frame story.

The resolution in a novel involved when the original problem is solved and/or the goal has been
accomplished. The ultimate resolution of the plot occurs at the very end of the book, specifically
in Chapter 99 at the end of Part III. Pi has told his story, has told his second (less interesting
story to the Japanese men), and he has asked which story is preferable. The resolution of this
novel is one line: And so it goes with God. There is more than one answer to any
problem. The sinking of the ship, the original conflict, happened for a reason. Many, many
people coming to this conclusion (the resolution) was the point of it all.
Connected events
Each part of the story has their own life lessons and what makes them special is the fact that
those parts are jigsaw puzzles, meaning they have one singe though as one.
Processing questions

1. The statement that the author was hungry is not literal, but
metaphorical. The author has failed to gain notice for their writing and is
seeking inspiration and, ultimately, a successful book from the
perspective of sales and reviews. The author craves legitimacy and
inspiration. We might also interpret this to mean that the author was
literally hungry, or nearing hunger, due to not having an income from
their writing, but I think this is disqualified by the fact that they had
enough money to travel to India.

I think the "emotional nourishment" was found in the story being unique,
meaningful and just fantastic enough to feel both believable and
fantastic; it was exactly the sort of story that the author wanted to write.
We might go further and analyze the actual content of the story and
hypothesize its effects on the author, but I don't think this is relevant to
the author's initial position. For example, the story is said to "make you
believe in God" but this concept is introduced long after the author
makes this initial statement, so I don't think it can be construed that the
author is hungry for spiritual belief.

2. Pondicherry is an appropriate locale for Pi's upbringing and childhood

because it offered a lot of diversity. The book takes place right around
1970s India, and it is a rough place. Not with gangs and that kind of
stuff, but government upheaval is happening. Indira Gandhi is flexing
her political muscles and establishing more and more stringent rules
over Pondicherry and other parts of India. It feels stifling to Pi and his
family, because Pondicherry itself is very diverse. Because it was once
part of French India, there is a lot of cultural and religious diversity
there. It only makes sense that Pi would gravitate toward that diversity.
For example, take Pi's religion. He's Christian. And Muslim. And Hindu.
At the same time. Pi doesn't see a problem intermixing his three faiths
because he sees them intermixing among the population that he lives
with.

Pondicherry's diversity mixed with the tightening government oppression

serves to show the reader how and why Pi himself is both
 tolerant and resilient at the same time. Those two skill sets are
absolutely critical for his survival on the life boat with Richard Parker.

3.