Pi starts to really train Richard Parker, by irritating RP with his whistle, and then making him nauseous by turning the boat so it rocks. Basically by associating the sound of the whistle with the nausea. While training Richard Parker, Pi showed a remarkable amount of perseverance with being his off the boat five times by Richard Parker while attempting to train him.
Pi expresses his wish for a book, and brings up his faith with how he not only wishes for a scripture but how when he first saw a bible in a hotel he cried. Pi talks about how his diary is how he kept a record of his life, and the only book he had to read was the survival manual.
This reading is the first time Pi actually talks about practicing his religion(s), and he talks about how despite facing moments of hate and hopelessness, he still keeps love in his heart and God.
Chapter 75 was literally the saddest line i have read in the entire book. All it says is "On the day when I estimated it was Mother's birthday, I sang "Happy Birthday" to her out loud." It is a mention of his family, and how he misses them.
Pi talks about the problems of having food, and cleaning up after RP, and compares himself to animals in both how he eats and how he excretes waste. Also, the problems of facing the opposites of his situation is explained. Pi's story of how he caught a mako shark, and how RP finally made a mistake in letting the shark bite his paw seemed a little random. Pi finally shows his superiority and uses his training of Richard Parker to show Richard Parker that he deserves to keep the dorado.
Pi uses his knowledge of zoology to explain how he has power because he was the source of food and water for RP, and he talks about how he (Pi) has become an animal by wolfing down food like RP.
A little detail I found funny and ironic was how Pi was talking about being the center of a lot of circles, and he goes by the name Pi.
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