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1 Why is animal imagery so important and emphasized in Chapter 1 of Life of Pi?

2 If you were an animal what would you be? Either: 5 characteristics that make you like that animal A simile or metaphor that exemplifies you as that animal Personify that animal in a statement or question Starter

3 Explore the references to animal imagery throughout the novel – what do we think we know about them? Are there any patterns or links that can be drawn with the animals that are identified in chapter 1? Why does Martel have Pi speak in such extended detail about the sloth? How far do humans behave like animals and animals behave like humans? (smiling sloth) Which of the animals in chapter 1 is Pi most like? Why? Goldfish bowl discussion

4 Reflection 3 – Rank order the top 3 animals Pi is most like in chapter 1 2 – Suggest 2 reasons why Martel has Pi describe the sloth in such detail? 1 – Ask 1 question to Martel about his method of using animal imagery

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