Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Section 10: Chapters 86-91
I can almost feel the disappointment, anger and helplessness of being stuck in the middle of the ocean, having a tanker motor past me, a flare aim incorrectly and be rendered useless, and the tanker continuing on its way, oblivious to the fact that I'm RIGHT beside it.
This has to be one of the worst feelings ever. I still wonder why he didn't just set off another flare. Was he out? Did he figure that the crew wouldn't be able to see it anyway? I may never know.
Pi's feelings toward Richard Parker have continued changing. At first, he admired and respected him because he was a tiger, then he was angry at, and deathly afraid of him because of the danger he presented to Pi's own life. Slowly the fear diminished with Pi's training regime and now, as the tanker disappears into the horizon, Pi loves Richard Parker. He loves him for the complany he offers, for the interest he provides. He loves him because he is a friend, an unknowing friend.
I was interested in the dream rag and Pi's contemplation times. I try to do the same thing occasionally, but I have a wandering mind and can't stay inactive for so long.
I know, however, that dreaming is a necessary act. It allows our mind to work out our problems in a fictional way so we can apply the solutions in our nonfictional lives. Daydreaming is the same, and they say it is actually very healthy and beneficial to daydream. I'm definitely a daydreamer.
The trash was disgusting. But, he got one good thing from it: a bottle to put a message in. Even if it never reaches anyone, it will be something for him to think about.
Actually, I'd like to put a message in a bottle sometime, just for the fun of it. It would be awesome if I actually got a reply.
The shark would be amazing to see. I would be scared, but at the same time, bedazzled. Twenty feet long, deadly, and graceful. A tiger shark. That's something I would like to see..from a distance, preferably. (pg 265)
I would, if it were I in Pi's position, have to say that one of the worst things that happened was that my pens ran out. I'm a reflective person, and if my life were threatened daily and my survival a true miracle, I would write like mad. Not being able to write my thoughts and feelings on paper would be torture.
I'm going back a little bit, to Section 9, and I wonder, how could Pi and Richard Parker be so constipated? From what I understand, the solar stills produce a total of 8 liters of water. That's plenty for the two of them. The only problem I can think of is a lack of fiber. Other than that, there should be no reason for them to be dehydrated.
Chapter 90 is odd, but I can understand how that would happen when a person is half-dead. Hallucinations and other strange occurences would take hold of the mind.
Like daydreaming, with I talked about earlier, your mind would try to fix all of the problems that you're facing, but near death, it would be much more urgent, so the would (I'm just guessing of course) solve problems in the most powerful way it can: by making fiction seem like reality.
I would really like to try coconut yam kootu (pg 271). It sounds really good. I'm actually going to find a recipe for it. And, I'll try to find out what coconut chutney and mint chutney are.
The whole food part was hilarious. Talking about figs and how many figs he has and Pi wondering if he can have some. The other voice talking about different types of meat and how good they taste. The two say some funny things, especially when they tell the story of the banana.
"Once upon a time, there was a banana and it grew. It grew until it was large, firm, yellow and fragrant. Then it fell to the ground and someone came upon it and ate it" (pg 278). That's a funny story, a very funny story. [Apparently, I was as mad as the character in the book. That doesn't seem so funny anymore. Lol]
Then, the other person jumps onto Pi's boat and attempts to strangle him. Pi thinks it's just an overzealous hug. The person steps on the floor and Richard Parker eats him.
Pi gets his sight back from crying and rinsing his eyes. He begins eating strips of the dead man's flesh.
*Update: I found coconut yam kootu, only it is called erisheri in the recipe I found. It looks really good, and I'm like to try it sometime.
*Update: I don't think the other person was blind. I think he said he was blind so he could trick Pi into letting him come close enough to eat Pi. It almost worked, but then he stepped into Richard Parker's territory, who responded by eating him. A little ironic, wouldn't you say?
This has to be one of the worst feelings ever. I still wonder why he didn't just set off another flare. Was he out? Did he figure that the crew wouldn't be able to see it anyway? I may never know.
Pi's feelings toward Richard Parker have continued changing. At first, he admired and respected him because he was a tiger, then he was angry at, and deathly afraid of him because of the danger he presented to Pi's own life. Slowly the fear diminished with Pi's training regime and now, as the tanker disappears into the horizon, Pi loves Richard Parker. He loves him for the complany he offers, for the interest he provides. He loves him because he is a friend, an unknowing friend.
I was interested in the dream rag and Pi's contemplation times. I try to do the same thing occasionally, but I have a wandering mind and can't stay inactive for so long.
I know, however, that dreaming is a necessary act. It allows our mind to work out our problems in a fictional way so we can apply the solutions in our nonfictional lives. Daydreaming is the same, and they say it is actually very healthy and beneficial to daydream. I'm definitely a daydreamer.
The trash was disgusting. But, he got one good thing from it: a bottle to put a message in. Even if it never reaches anyone, it will be something for him to think about.
Actually, I'd like to put a message in a bottle sometime, just for the fun of it. It would be awesome if I actually got a reply.
The shark would be amazing to see. I would be scared, but at the same time, bedazzled. Twenty feet long, deadly, and graceful. A tiger shark. That's something I would like to see..from a distance, preferably. (pg 265)
I would, if it were I in Pi's position, have to say that one of the worst things that happened was that my pens ran out. I'm a reflective person, and if my life were threatened daily and my survival a true miracle, I would write like mad. Not being able to write my thoughts and feelings on paper would be torture.
I'm going back a little bit, to Section 9, and I wonder, how could Pi and Richard Parker be so constipated? From what I understand, the solar stills produce a total of 8 liters of water. That's plenty for the two of them. The only problem I can think of is a lack of fiber. Other than that, there should be no reason for them to be dehydrated.
Chapter 90 is odd, but I can understand how that would happen when a person is half-dead. Hallucinations and other strange occurences would take hold of the mind.
Like daydreaming, with I talked about earlier, your mind would try to fix all of the problems that you're facing, but near death, it would be much more urgent, so the would (I'm just guessing of course) solve problems in the most powerful way it can: by making fiction seem like reality.
I would really like to try coconut yam kootu (pg 271). It sounds really good. I'm actually going to find a recipe for it. And, I'll try to find out what coconut chutney and mint chutney are.
The whole food part was hilarious. Talking about figs and how many figs he has and Pi wondering if he can have some. The other voice talking about different types of meat and how good they taste. The two say some funny things, especially when they tell the story of the banana.
"Once upon a time, there was a banana and it grew. It grew until it was large, firm, yellow and fragrant. Then it fell to the ground and someone came upon it and ate it" (pg 278). That's a funny story, a very funny story. [Apparently, I was as mad as the character in the book. That doesn't seem so funny anymore. Lol]
Then, the other person jumps onto Pi's boat and attempts to strangle him. Pi thinks it's just an overzealous hug. The person steps on the floor and Richard Parker eats him.
Pi gets his sight back from crying and rinsing his eyes. He begins eating strips of the dead man's flesh.
*Update: I found coconut yam kootu, only it is called erisheri in the recipe I found. It looks really good, and I'm like to try it sometime.
*Update: I don't think the other person was blind. I think he said he was blind so he could trick Pi into letting him come close enough to eat Pi. It almost worked, but then he stepped into Richard Parker's territory, who responded by eating him. A little ironic, wouldn't you say?
