To Tame a Beast (the need to communicate)

I was not able to maintain my life on that silly raft. I needed to take control of the lifeboat again. But with Richard Parker occupying it, the odds at that happening were not great. If i wanted to make the lifeboat my property, I would have to show that tiger who's boss, literally. Doing so caused me to invade his privacy and annoy him. I went to where his territory started with a shield in my hand which i made from a turtle shell. I began to stomp my feat and make stupid noises to annoy him. Once he began to approach me, I was required to stand my ground and blow the whistle until he got the message. It only took me 7 tries to perfect the notation. I was now the alpha male of the boat and I would no longer need the raft. The lifeboat and Richard Parker were both my property.