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Interesting that the narrator (still don't know who that is in these sections) describes the house of his host as a "temple" and the host's kitchen as a "shrine." What do you make of all the religious icons to be found here?
Ganesha is the lord overcomer of obstacles, the god of good luck, the god of wisdom, and the patron of learning. Sounds like a good god to have on your side...but why does he travel on a rat? What is significant about that?
Although the house if filled with Hindu religious icons, these icons are juxtaposed with Christian icons. Why do you think this man has both so significantly displayed in his home?
As for the italicized sections, I have a theory at this point...the narrator of these sections is visiting an older version of Pi. Just a guess, and I can't tell you how I came to think this, but I can sense it...
Explain the message in the story about the dancing girls more clearly and with more detail than the narrator. In other words, what was the point of the story?
"...Hindus, in their capacity for love, are indeed hairless Christians, just as Muslims, in the way they see God in everything, are bearded Hindus, and Christians, in their devotion to God, are hat-wearing Muslims." What is the narrator suggesting here? [Warning: I am not asking for your religious opinions or a religious debate here...hold onto those thoughts...what I am asking for is a straightforward interpretation of the statement quoted above.]
Assume that it is possible for you to change religious beliefs...such as going from believing Christian teachings to believing Hindu teachings. For the sake of argument, just assume that's possible for you. Making the assumption that it is possible, what would it take for you to make that change? How long would it take to make a core value switch like that in your life?
