Belonging Quotes In Life Of Pi

The concept of belonging illustrates the physical and spiritual concerns of the human condition. These Notions of belonging manifest vividly in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List, Skrzynecki’s Postcard and Ancestors, as well as Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi. When these two elements fuse, it creates a complex and ambivalent balance in which one either suffers or is enlightened.
Skrzynecki’s Postcard encapsulates physical dislocation. He cleverly uses the postcard as a symbol of this.
When Skrzynecki personifies the town, “I never knew you except in the third person,” he is referring to
“Warsaw.” Yet, his melancholy tone is supplemented with the second person pronoun “you,” which shows his innate desire to connect with the city. This is further emphasised with his rhetorical question,
Schindler’s genuine physical attachment, not to Germany rather his Jewish community, gives him satisfaction and purpose. When his perspective is transferred, his connection grows swiftly. Schindler owned a factory staffed by Jewish workers and any unproductiveness was awarded with severe punishment. So it is reasonable when he inquires to Stern “By the way... Didn't you notice that man only had one arm?” Then, whilst
Schindler drives away, Stern cries “Very useful! Success!” regarding the maimed worker. Schindler is then seen with a reluctant acceptance on his face, because rather then allowing German soldiers to kill the worker he accepts him, in turn accepts all his Jewish workers. As the film progresses his connection grows with his community, until the climax, when Itzhak Stern emotively states “from the Talmud. It says, whoever saves one life, saves the world entire,” revealing Schindler’s spiritual affiliation has overcome ideological divides in acceptance of the Jews. In this way, Schindler maintains a balance between both conceptions of belonging