Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi)
Pi is the main character of the story. He is a teenage Indian boy, son of a zookeeper. He practices three religions, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. His faith and knowledge of animal help him survive 227 days at sea in a lifeboat with a 450 pound Bengal tiger.
Richard Parker
He is the Bengal tiger that becomes Pi’s reason for living.
Author
He interacts with the adult Pi as well as describes Pi’s home, family, cooking, etc.
Francis Adirubasamy (Mamaji)
He is a close friend of the Patel family and a former competitive swimmer.
Father (Santosh Patel)
Pi’s father is the owner/keeper of the Pondicherry Zoo.
Mother (Gita Patel)
Pi’s mother is loving and nurturing.
Ravi
He is Pi’s older brother.
Mr. Satish Kumar
He is a biology teacher.
Mr. Satish Kumar
He is a shopkeeper in the Muslim section of town.
Father Martin
He is the Catholic priest.
Mr. Tomohiro Okamoto
He is the senior representative from the Japanese Ministry of Transport.
Mr. Atsuro Chiba
He is the junior representative from the Japanese Ministry Of Transportation who accompanies Mr. Okamoto to Mexico.
