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Throughout the story, animals playing a symbolizing role was drastically used in The Life Pi by (Yann Martel). For example, the Hyena represented the Cook, the Orangutan represented Pi’s mother (Gita) , and Richard Parker represented the evil side of Pi. Thinking of the Hyena’s characteristics, it’s safe to say the Hyena reflects to the Cook in the “true story”. The Hyena and the Cook both portray selfishness. The cook was determined to sacrifice Pi for his own wants and needs, when he…

The Real Story of Pi’s Journey What it would be like to live with one of nature’s most dangerous animals? In the book, The Life of Pi, Pi is on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger for 227 days. The reader will learn about his journey and how he survived with the tiger. Interactions or life outside the wilderness with nature’s most dangerous may seem impossible; but loyalty and dominance have not been taken into consideration. Regardless of the animal, they can show loyalty as long as there is love…

Yann Martel's Life of Pi, a story about a 16-year-old Indian boy named Pi Patel, uses symbolism such as the color purple, animals, and the algae island as a way to represent the ways Pi's survival, but water, the profoundest symbol shown throughout the novel. Shipwrecked in the middle of the ocean, Pi has to worry about events such as, hunger, loneliness and that come with the ocean, but he will have overcome these things he will have to overcome to survive and the water with help him. When…

Paris, which did not perk his childhood, to when he stumbled upon various religions and decided to practice them all. After experiencing an exotic childhood in Pondicherry, his entire life takes a turn after experiencing a shipwreck on his way to Canada. Not only did he hang on for seven months out on the ocean, he survived with a dangerous, ferocious and intense tiger on one boat. As Pi discovers multiple aspects to life throughout his journey, a lot about him can be concluded as well. Pi was…

Life of Pi seems to distribute many teachings and themes to the reader during Pi’s 227-day journey in the Pacific Ocean. Yann Martel leaves it up to the reader to discover which lesson shall be valued the most. Martel uses journey in Life of Pi to achieve the message of thriving through unlikely circumstances is possible with belief and perseverance. Martel explains how Pi uses religion to aid him in his survival efforts. Pi is also fortunate enough to have experience with animals from past…

Life is a journey where we experience different battles of faith on earth. It is part of life to test your faith, your weakness and strengths. (Life of Pi), is a film that shapes and battles spirituality and religion. Moreover, humans have souls that inspire our faith and reason to live. Sometimes seeking for the truth is a journey of difficulties and battle with oneself. Our lack of faith puts our mind at risk of weakness. Everything in life has meaning, we must embrace ourselves and have…

filled with tragic and loss. His novel is based on a tragedy that creates a journey with the survival aspect of life. The story takes place in the 1960’s in a lifeboat. Pi Patel finds himself on the lifeboat because his family was on their way to Canada when their ship had an accident. Pi found himself on a lifeboat with a zebra, hyena, orangutan, and a tiger. “Things didn 't turn out the way they were supposed to, but what can you do? You must take life the way it comes at you and make the…

To survive means to continue to live or exist, especially in times of danger and hardship. The most important thing to survive is to stay strong physically and emotionally. Evident throughout the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel and in the movie Cast Away directed by Robert Zemeckis. Pi Patel and Chuck Nolan, the protagonists, are similar in the way they survive physically, but differ in the way they survive emotionally and in their value of time. As noted, Pi and Chuck survive physically in a…

Life of Pi Yann Martel’s, Life of Pi, is a story of survival, acceptance and adaption. The novel is based on a sixteen year old protagonist named Piscine Molitor Patel, who tells his tale of shipwreck and spirituality. According to a typical happy ending, the protagonist must learn a new moral or obtain a new piece of knowledge. In Edward Quin 's article entitled 'Fairy Tale ', Tolkien describes a happy ending as a consolation to a story. Happy endings bring a promise of salvation and…

Striped with Fear and Hope In the book Life of Pi, the author, Yann Martel, manages to give internal events a sense of excitement, suspense, and climax that is generally related to external action by using symbolism to both construct deeper meaning and simplify the actions for easier comprehension. This can be found in many events throughout the book, including Pi 's transformation, the arrival on the island, the emergence of his mother 's power, and many other occurrences throughout the…