Life of Pi: What Are The 5 Essential Parts of A Plot?

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What are the 5 essential parts of a plot?

-The five essential parts of a plot are: the exposition or the beginning of the story where the author
introduces the major characters, establishes the setting and begin to introduce the primary conflict
of the story; the rising action where the main problem is addressed with a form of action and is built
upon to create tension both within the story and the reader, and this is the part of the plot that sets
the rest of the plot in motion; the climax or the pivotal point in the story where the protagonist
deals with the culmination of events, and often centers on the protagonist’s most difficult challenge
or bleakest moment; the falling action, which occurs after the climax and details the consequences –
good or bad – that the characters must deal with after the turning point of events; and lastly, the
resolution or the ending of the story where it is when everything has been wrapped up, the conflict
from the climax has been resolved, and all loose ends have been neatly tied up (unless the author is
probably setting up the story for a sequel).

Identify/Appraise the plot of the story “Life of Pi”

Life of Pi

Exposition Rising Action


Piscine, known as Pi, lived in his home country Motivated by India's political strife, Pi's parents
in Pondicherry, India. His family owns and runs decide to move the family to Canada and sell their
a zoo, and his father is emphatic about being zoo. After selling their zoo, Pi and his family set sail
aware of the wilderness of animals, teaching on the Japanese cargo ship named Tsimtsum, along
the young Pi and his brother, Ravi, about the with a crew and zoo animals to live in Canada. A
dangerous nature of animals. Pi goes through a terrible storm occurs during the voyage, and Pi
significant religious awakening in his formative woke up and went to the deck to see the storm.
years, eventually subscribing to a variety of But then the ship starts to sink, so he tried to go
religions: Hinduism, Christianism, and finally back down to see his family. However, the water
Islam. He remains a devout follower of all his had already risen rapidly, so he had no choice but
religious paths for his entire life. to go back up.

Falling Action
Pi was stuck on a lifeboat with a zebra, hyena, an orangutan, and a
tiger. Each animal fight to survive, but the last animal left standing
Climax beside Pi was the Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Pi then tries to
As the storm rages and the ship is about avoid Richard Parker and had to do things he had never done before
to sink, some tailors tossed him to live until he comes up with a solution and that is to tame the tiger.
overboard into a lifeboat, and the ship Pi trained and took care of Richard Parker until slowly, he goes from
sinks, leaving no human survivors except pacifistic and civilized boy to a castaway who'll do anything to survive.
for Pi. But on the lifeboat, he was not After being in the sea for months, he came upon an island where he
alone. recovered his strength by eating algae and drinking clean water. But
upon discovering that the island was carnivorous, he had to leave the
island quickly because it would surely eat him and Richard Parker alive
and Pi continues again to fight for survival.

Resolution
After drifting in the sea for a long time, Pi and Richard
Parker made it all the way to Mexico. But when they
reached land, Richard Parker leaves without a ceremonial
goodbye, which broke Pi's heart. People found Pi and was
taken into an infirmary. Then he was interviewed by people
from the Japanese Ministry of Transport but they didn't
believe Pi's story. So he tells another story without animals,
but the people who represent the animals.

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