[Life of Pi], pt2 -- discussion of themes and quotations

"The hyena, with only its jaws, will overcome the ape because it knows what it wants and how to get it" (130). PERSONAL MOTIVATION FROM NATURE

CHAPTER 48 tells of how Richard Parker got his name. It's these silly anecdotes that really draw me to stories; I need to include "inconsequential" details in my own writing.

"Only fear can defeat life" (161). DISCUSS

NOTE HOW ZOOLOGY INFUSES HIS METAPHORS (JUST AS MINE WOULD LIKELY BE PEPPERED BY THD/HOME IMPROVEMENT THEMES).

 "You are as likely to see sea life from a ship as you are to see wildlife in a forest from a car on a highway" (176). SLOW DOWN!