Chapter 4

In Chapter 4,Pi talks about the Pondicherry Zoo. Pondicherry is the territory in India where Pi grew up. Once Pondicherry became a territory of India in 1954, the Pondicherry Botanical Gardens became a zoo founded by Pi's father, Mr. Santosh Patel. Mr. Patel had been a hotel keeper and thought that the transition to zoo keeping would be natural. His life was surrounded by animals. He awoke to the roar of lions as his morning alarm and enjoyed his meals with the sounds of monkeys and exotic birds. On his way to school, he would walk past the habitats of various other exotic animals.