Richard Parker's Life Of Pi

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A good cover design attracts more readers. The cover of "LIFE OF PI" has a vivid picture which reveals the main characters, Pi and Richard Parker. The main colors of this cover are blue and white. This cover in which has the peculiar motion picture, the blue background and the title with large fonts successfully appeals to the teenagers.
This beautiful picture reveals the main characters and shows the main setting of story. It suggests that Pi lives on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a tiger named Richard Parker. The main setting is the Pacific Ocean. Pi wears a white headband and a pair of trousers. His costume shows that he comes from India. White symbolizes purity and cleanliness and holiness. The tiger no longer looks so fierce. Pi

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