Richard Parker is a very unique and unorthodox character that has not seized to amaze so far. His human like qualities can be shown throughout the book so far and come out in a variation of ways. One of his very distinctive qualities that can be associated with a human from Richard Parker is Isolation from Pi and the other animals. He mainly stays under the tarpool and does not interact. He formed his own boundary from those around him which can be associated with humans needing their space or looking for some peace. The next characteristic could be portrayed as an animal or human trait, but either way it represents either perspective. I personally thought that this was a good portrayal of a human act due to the built up possible anger of Richard