Life Of Pi Character List

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sThe Life of Pi Main Characters * Pi Patel Piscine Molitor is the protagonist around whom the book revolves, known as Pi. He grew up in Pondicherry, but left for Canada with his family. He is named after an Olympic swimming pool in Paris ‘Piscine Molitor’. He is interested in religious studies and adopts Christianity and Islam apart from Hinduism. He considers himself to be a bright student and double majors in Religion and Zoology. * Santosh Patel He is Pi's father. Before moving to Pondicherry and directing a Zoo, he ran a hotel in Madras. He respects and loves his animals and is secular and modern person, unlike Pi, who follows three religions. He dies in the sinking of the Tsimtsum. * Gita Patel Gita is Pi's mother. She is an avid reader who inculcates the habit of reading into Piscine she has a Hindu upbringing and a Baptist education; she does not share Pi’s religious beliefs. She too, dies in the sinking of the Tsimtsum. * Ravi Patel He is Pi’s older brother who excels sports and is very popular. He teases his younger brother over his devotion to three religions. * The Frenchman The Frenchman is another castaway, who meets Pi while rowing while they are both suffering from blindness. Desperate and hungry, he tries to kill and eat Pi, but Richard Parker kills him first. * Satish Kumar (teacher) Satish is Pi's biology teacher at Petit Seminarie, an atheist, a Communist, and a man with a bald and pointy head. He is Pi's favorite teacher. * Father Martin A Catholic Priest who introduces Pi to Christianity. * Sitaram He is a zookeeper in charge of the orangutans. Satish Kumar (baker) He is a kind and generous Muslim baker, who introduces Pi to Islam. He is so plain-looking, that at times Pi does not recognize him. * Francis Adirubasamy Francis is one of Pi's father's earliest friends and business contacts; He is a

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