Killing Animals In The Life Of Pi, By Yann Martel

In the book, The Life of Pi, written by Yann Martel, it is evident that the protagonist, Pi, changed his mind set about killing animals. For instance, in the beginning, Pi did not want to harm an animal in any circumstance. However, when the situation calls for it, he is forced to kill a flying fish, and eventually becomes used to and enjoys the satisfaction of it. To exemplify, one passage of the story states, “It is simple and brutal: a person can get used to anything, even to killing” (Martel 89). What this excerpt explains is that Pi was becoming used to killing animals, despite being a vegetarian. To clarify, that is a huge change in his personality, as before, he wouldn’t have even thought of harming a creature, and now, he had “gotten