Yann Martel

“‘Religion will save us," I said. Since when I could remember, religion had been very close to my heart. ‘Religion?’ Mr. Kumar grinned broadly. ‘I don 't believe in religion. Religion is darkness.’” (Martel 16). Over history, and since the beginning of human society, religion has had its effect on humans and the way people behave and act. Life of Pi, the novel by Yann Martel, is one of the best novels to analyze for this topic. Martel incorporates religious faith and trends enough in the novel for it to be a prevalent theme. The fundamental purpose of religion is to provide substitutes for complex unknown ideas, provide a sense of right and wrong, and is used for control over people. The novel, “Life of Pi” incorporates these purposes for religion…

Yann Matel, a Trent University graduate and Man Booker Prize winner, wrote Life of Pi, his most famous book, in 2001. Martel’s trip to India and his deep need for a story to become a successful author developed the amazing and intriguing story of Pi Patel. Setting the story in the in the Pacific Ocean in the 1970’s, Martel wrote about a young boy struggling to survive after his transportation to Canada sinks, leaving him stranded on a lifeboat with dangerous animals. Surviving on a lifeboat…

A Spiritual Survival Guide It is nearly impossible to imagine the capacity at which Pi Patel, a young Indian boy, relies and survives because of his undying faith. The Life of Pi, by Yann Martel is a story about this very phenomenon. As this story comes into fruition, this boy is introduced as one who has double majored in zoology and religion after surviving miraculously at sea for 227 days. The very nature of this tale incorporates these ideologies in such a way that elicits strong feelings of…

Everyone has their own opinions on the topic of religion. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel tells a story of a boy by the name Pi, who is stuck out in the middle of the ocean with a tiger name Richard Parker. The line that grabbed everyone’s attention right away is “I have a story that will make you believe in God” (x) The entire theme of the books focus on religion and how it operates within people. Part one of the book is heavy in religion. It is set up to makes us believe that there is a…

mere 15 years of my life. The book I am referring to is Life of Pi, by Yann Martel. It is a riveting novel that centers on a boy, lost in the middle of the pacific ocean with nothing but his wits, his will, and a four hundred and fifty pound bengal tiger. This novel regards more than just the tribulations of survival. It is one that explores identity, religion and the priority of hope. The novel’s preface utilises a clever fusion of truth and spectacle. Martel speaks to the reader about the…

Stage 2 English Communications Assessment Type 1: Text Analysis Text response to show Yann Martel’s exploration of two ideas, Religious belief and spirituality through the use of literary techniques. Yann Martel’s novel, Life of Pi, awarded the Man Booker Prize in 2002, follows sixteen year old Pi Patel on a journey across the Pacific Ocean in the company of a Bengal Tiger, Richard Parker. The book is split into three parts, the central theme of this novel is religious belief and spirituality,…

Life of Pi is a novel written by Yann Martel. It is a tale of survival, hope and fantastical events that may at times seem unbelievable. In the story, animals represent our different personalities and shed light on the different facets of our society. The zebra, rather our vulnerability, the Hyena/evil, Pi, Orange Juice the orang-utan or more precisely maternal instincts and Richard Parker, the tiger Interact with each other on the tiny lifeboat that is life. In Pi 's alternate story that he…

fairy tales to typical cinema portraying good overcoming evil, it is evident that we seek contentment in our everyday life. It is no question that it is human nature to want to believe in something appealing to the mind. People always side with the light side as seen since the beginning of time, heavily relying on religion and faith to provide backbones of moral foundations. The narrative, Life of Pi, presented by Yann Martel, is a masterful rendition on this form of storytelling. The novel…

What is the meaning of Freedom? Can one ever be completely free? The true definition of freedom becomes a question early in the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel, when Pi argues and refutes the claims relating to the cruelty and restrictiveness of a zoo enclosure. Pi claims that an animal is no more confined in its mobility by a physical cage, than, by its survival instincts in which profoundly restrict an animal’s freedom. According to Dictionary.com, freedom is “the state of being free or at…

In the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel, Pi Patel is a member of three different religions. He believes that all these religions are the same, they all work towards an afterlife, and when it is all boiled down to it, each of simply wants to love God. Pi uses this beautiful faith in God as a vital coping mechanism to survive the vast Pacific Ocean. His faith in God proves to be a crucial part in Pi’s survival as it guides him through his ordeal. Throughout the novel religion is an aspect that…