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Life of Pi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

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What is the significance of believability in this novel? What is the relationship between fact and fiction?

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How does Pi conceive of freedom? And how is it different from other conceptions of freedom?

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Consider the multiple versions of Pi’s story. Why would he give more than one account?

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