In this chapter the ship sinks. Pi recalls the horror of it all. He is in a life boat and the only familiar face he spots is Richard Parker, who is still in the water. He cries out for Richard Parker to swim to him, to the life boat. He begins to swim toward the boat. Pi is in denial of this horror and hopes to wake from his nightmare. He cannot find his mother or father or brother. He finds a life buoy in the boat and throws it to Richard Parker. He grabs hold of the buoy with his last bit of energy. Pi begins to pull him to the boat and then it strikes him what he is doing. Pi yells for Richard Parker to let go of.....
