Part 1 Chapter 21 Summary

The author is sitting at a café, thinking over an afternoon spent with his interview subject. He thinks of phrases that echo in his mind and how they relate to his own life. He makes a list of the words and phrases used to describe divine consciousness, including "...a realization that the founding principle of existence is what we call love...."

Part 1 Chapter 21 Analysis

These interludes that the author includes help the reader to understand what is being presented. He is setting the reader up for an amazing story that is believable only if it happens to an amazing person. He wants to make sure that the reader does not miss the depth of our main character, Pi and the depth of his soul and convictions. We see that his convictions are just as pure and deep as they were...