Was Richard Parker Real?

Richard Parker was not real. He was just a symbol for Pi's wild side. Storytelling is used to give lessons or purpose to life, like in the "Life of Pi" Martel's purpose for writing the novel was to twll his readers that iur lives have meaning. The number 3.14 is not only a number but it is a number that represents different religions. Every religion has three things in common and every religion has no limit to how far one can believe like the endless number Pi. In the end, the "Life of Pi" is magical realism because a human cannot spend several months in the ocean with a tiger.

Life of Pi & Magical Realism

The "Life of Pi" is a work of magical realism because a human would not be able to survive on a boat alone with a tiger for 227 days. The story also had supernatural activity happening along the whole plot. Pi was in three different religions and was participating with each thought the story. Another reason the "Life of Pi" is a work of magical realism is because in the movie the settings seemed very real as if they could happen but in reality it was just the people from the wrecked ship that were with him. Pi thought of the crew members as the animals of the zoo he knew. In the end, Martel was only trying to tell us that our lives have meaning and he showed this by placing Pi in though situations throughout the story.

Reader Autobiography

People read to be entertained and to have something to talk about with their friends. A reader is a person who reads on their own time and wants to read to grasp more knowledge. In order to receive the title of a reader one must be able to read about anything and everything. If someone wants to become a "good" reader that person would have to learn how to read any kind of text. My favorite author is Suzanne Collins because in her Hunger Games series she used very good plots that helped one event fit ith another. I consider myself a reader because in everyday of my life I have to read something at some point of time, going from a a small question to an entire packet full of paragraphs. I consider my reader but I do not consider myself a "good" reader because I do not read books unless I have to and reading big texts voluntarily is not one of my favorite things to do. A "reader" would be part of my identity and would describe me more than a "good" reader. When I read voluntarily I read questions for homework, essay prompts, etc. and a "good" reader reads what he wants when he wants to. I learned how to read from my school and from my parents. They would always read to me and teach me how to spell out words to read. As a reader I am neither blocked or passionate because I like to read but not very much, but if I had to choose I would consider me blocked because I do not read unless necessary and I am not really passionate about reading. As a reader I would like to improve my pace at which I read because at the moment it's descent but if I read faster that would be beneficial in the long run. When I read I read about mysteries, adventures, and anything else that interests me. I enjoy reading about adventures the most because when I read about them it seems as if I am there. I am required to read boring stories that do not interest me and are just for me to read for a grade. The readings that I fear would have to be the ones that are worth a major grade in school and also the readings that are big and confusing. What I gained from this reflection of me as a reader is that I am a reader that likes simplicity and small texts. This process was fun because I got to reflect upon myself being a reader.

Writer Self-Study

Writing is a way for people to express their feelings and let out what's on their minds. It's also a way for people to escape from reality and find a world where no rules apply. Writers are people who write about their thoughts and are people who have the ability to keep on writing about more ideas. They can also go deep into there writing and go beyond the topic. In order to be given the title of a writer one must exceed expectations and not be afraid to really go deep. To become a good writer someone has to be simple with their writing and be understandable for others to easily grasp what is placed in front of them. My favorite writer would have to be Suzanne Collins because she creates good plots in the Hunger Games series and knows how to create suspense. I consider myself a writer that goes beyond what is expected and better than a good writer. A "writer" is part of my identity because I can write about ideas out of the box and about prompts/topics that are given to me. When I was younger I learned how to write from watching educational kid TV shows or from learning from my parents and/or teachers. I wasn't only writing in english I was also writing in spanish. Learning how to write in both languages really helped when I first started to write. Now I would consider myself a prolific writer due to the fact that I like to write a lot more than what is expected. As a writer I would like to go even deeper in my writing. I would also like to bigger open-mind that would lead me to other points. The kinds of writings I choose to do are over fiction rather than non-fiction because somebody cannot be limited with creativity and can e limited with facts. Fictional writing I enjoy because I can come up with stories that no one has ever heard about. For example, a dog living inside a cat that has fur made out of bacon. Most of the time I'm required to write about facts of a historical event or write about what I read in a book. The kinds of writing I fear the most would have to be about true things because I would need to know the information in order to write rather than just writing freely. This excercise helped me gain information about my type of writing style. My approach to writing is that it's simple as long as I can write over whatever I want. This process was interesting and fun because I learned about my type of writing style, what good writers are, and where my interest for writing came from. I am a writer that can go beyond from what is expected and a writer than can be creative when appropriate. My past had a great impact to the type of writer I am today. I am a writer.

A snake or a hat?

A story of a hat is not as interesting as a story with a snake that has eaten an elephant. Even though a story about a hat would be more believable the story with the elephant would be more appealing to the reader and catch the person's attention. The story of the snake and elephant would lead to a better story because a snake eating an elephant is not the easiest thing in the world. The snake would have to come up with different ways for it to eat the elephant. The snake cannot simply eat the elephant it would have to come up with a step-by-step plan in order to eat the giant elephant. The hat would be the "lifeless factuality" as it has no life. The hat is an abiotic object that cannot do anything but to symbolize something.