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How does the author convey the relationship between Pi and Richard Parker?…
How does the author convey the relationship between Pi and Richard Parker?
type of relationship
close
trusting
tense
dependent
respectful
dependent
Pi claiming that Richard Parker helped him survive
Pi's fear kept him alert
tending to RP's needs gave Pi purpose
if we assume RP is the violent part of Pi, it helps him keep his sanity and not deal with the horrific things he did to survive
alternative would be Pi having to accept his mental deterioration and that becoming a part of his identity
RP also dependent on Pi
feeding, water, cleaning the lifeboat
protected Pi from the blind French sailor
trusting
each one trusted the other not to kill them
trusted each other to stay in their own territory
the training of Richard Parker
descriptions need to be kept brief and relevant to the point you are trying to make
narrative voice (layered narrative)
red herring (RP assumed to be a person)
structure (separation of before and after shipwreck)
dramatic irony (when readers know the end of the story but characters don't)