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Did Pi want Richard Parker to die? Answer, giving reasons.

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Did Pi want Richard Parker to die? Answer, giving reasons.

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No, Pi did not want Richard Parker to die. He was in fact glad about Parker. If he still had the will to live, it was because of Parker. He kept him from thinking too much about his family and the tragic circumstances. Though he hated him for his capability to strike terror in his heart, he wanted him to live. If Parker died, Pi will have to live alone with despair which is a much more formidable enemy than Parker himself.

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पाठ 2.3: Life of Pi - Exercise [पृष्ठ ६५]

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पाठ 2.3 Life of Pi
Exercise | Q 2. d) | पृष्ठ ६५

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Sequence the following incidents logically to write the summary of the story ‘Life of Pi’.

  • As he looked around, he was shocked to find Richard Parker on board. 
  • His search for water took him dangerously close to Richard Parker but nothing could stop him – neither Richard Parker nor the hyena.
  • Pi left Richard Parker in a jungle and reunited with his family. 
  • Pi came back to life and his senses after drinking the elixir of life. 
  • He understood that it was Richard Parker who helped him survive for 227 days.
  • He was pinned by weakness having had no food, water, or even sleep for nearly three days. 
  • Strangely his thirst overpowered his fear of Richard Parker and he went about exploring for freshwater. 
  • A little later, he succeeded in his search, when he found stacks of cans of drinking water. 
  • Pi was stranded in the Pacific on a lifeboat. 
  • Then, he realized that Parker who scared him earlier brought him peace, purpose, and wholeness.

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