Life of Pi - Day 4

Today we will continue talking about religion. We'll read chapter 15, which happens after Pi's "story that will make us believe in God," when the author visits him at home. We'll talk about the different ritual objects he sees there and the different religions they represent. Then we'll turn our attention to chapter 16 and discuss the different ways in which Pi defines religion - on one side are the object, rituals, and sense associations (smells, tastes, sounds), and on the other are the values and beliefs. We'll finish with a writing about how we balance these in our own lives.