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Pi: Pi is the main character/protagonist of the story. He is a teenage Indian boy. His father is a zookeeper. He practices three religions, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. His faith and knowledge of animal psychology help him survive at sea in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.
Richard Parker: He is the Bengal tiger that becomes Pi’s enemy/companion as well as his reason for living. The tiger ended up with a human name as the because there was a mix up of the names of the tiger, Thirsty, and the captor, Richard Parker.