La fonction du théatre pdf
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009In the right order:
une hermine: a stoat trottiner: to scamper un sort: a spell le gosier: gullet petit animal: a cub la litière: litter une chèvre: a goat la peau (d'un animal): the hide un gringalet: weakling tourner de l'oeil: keel over avaler: to swallow un tout petit peu de: a twinge
Not in the right order:
a nest: un nid golden: that looks like gold, made of gold realm: royaume fur: la fourrure
Life of Pi Chapter 32
Presentation
This document is an excerpt from Life of Pi, a novel by Yann Martel first published in 2002. It is a fable (a fantastic story with personified animals) or allegory. It was researched in India and Canada and written in Canada in the late 1990s. The tone is in turns funny, surreal, ruminative (when someone ruminates, s/he thinks things over again and again), philosophical, and, at times, journalistic.
In Chapter 31, Pi invites his muslim mentor (guide), Mr. Satish Kumar, to the zoo. He had never been to the zoo before and was struck with wonder [French: frappé d'émerveillement]. This is the first and only time the two Mr. Kumars meet and by chance at the zebra exhibit. In Chapter 33, the author and Pi look at photo albums. He identifies Richard Parker in one of the photos. There is a foreshadowing [French: présage] of a painful time between Pi's life in Toronto and leaving India, as well as a tragic end for Pi's family.
Summary
* In Chapter 32, Pi discusses the strange living arrangements of some of the zoo animals, likening it to anthropomorphism [when an animal behaves as a human would]. He explains that life sometimes has a brand of denial and craziness that enables it to survive.
Development
A) Firstly I will develop the idea that the strange living arrangements of some of the zoo animals seem to be a common thing:
The first example of arrangement the narrator takes is the « pet dog »: « which has so assimilated humans [...] confirm »: here, «