Life of Pi
the life of pi
Pi described Mr and Mr Kumar as “the prophets of my youth”. What do these two
men teach Pi and why is it a peculiar combination?
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Satish is Pi's biology teacher at Petit Seminarie, an active Communist, and a weird-looking man with a bald and pointy head. He is Pi's favorite teacher, and the first avowed atheist that Pi ever meets. A great fan of the zoo, he sees it as his temple.
The other Satish Kumar is a Muslim mystic and baker, with the same name as Pi's favorite biology teacher. Satish the baker teaches Pi about Islam. He is poor, but very kind and generous. He is so plain-looking that Pi does not always recognize him.
Both look at the world and religion through a unique lens which inspires Pi to think for himself.
