Life+of+Pi

Book Talk - //Life of Pi//
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Here is a good reviewof the book from //The New York Times//. (From Miss C)

About the opening and closing pages in italics:

The opening of the novel is part fact-part fiction where he claims to have met this person who told him this story…except the story is entirely made up. So, parts about Martel’s life are accurate (for example, the people he thanks) but others are made up. Therefore in the italicized end of the story, it is again fictional information, as is the interview process.

The author blends it to make it seem more real; I remember being very confused by it as well and had to ask Mrs. Rieger for her take on it. That's what good readers do...they ask and question and challenge and discuss. Woohoo!

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OK! Thanks Ms. Carlino! So, just to clear up because I am still a little confused, Pi is telling the whole story(italicized and not), but the italicized part is part made up and part fact in the beginning?! Thanks! ~Claire