Life of Pi | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Piscine Molitor Patel - The protagonist of this story, this character grew up at a zoo.

Richard Parker - This character is a Bengal tiger from Bangladesh.