Life Of Pi Abandonment Essay

Abandonment, in its entirety is a sad word. Whether it’d be abandoned by a love one or just the feeling of such a strong word as abandonment leaves a scar in a healing and ever growing heart. This is seen in the book Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Yann Martel included this feeling in Pi’s and Richard Parker’s relationship with each other. Yet with the love and it's intensity between Pi and Richard Parker is so deep, it helped them grow, even if it meant they couldn't grow up together. Some people question on why they have such a deep connection. The reasoning behind Pi having such a deep connection with Richard Parker is because, as stated earlier, Pi practically lives with Richard Parker. They have similar “souls” as one could say, they
Their relationship is not as strong as when they are at sea but you can see the potential. When Pi’s father shows Pi what happens if he “gets too close” to tigers, as they are not typical domestic cats but wild ones, both inside and out. Piscine (Pi) is a “wild” child not wild as in using instincts over rationality but wild as in he is free in his little cage called home. There is a quote in the book that shows how the relationship between Richard Parker and Pi’s home. It goes as follows: “The life of a zoo, like the life of it's inhabitants in the wild, is precarious” (Page 79). Pi and Richard share a home, a home where they are taken care of by their father. Pi’s father, Santosh Patel, is a father to all the animals, as he makes sure they are well fed, rested and gives them a shelter to call home. Pi and Richard are shown the love of a father. Santosh Patel doesn’t even realize the effect he has on his “children” including Ravi. Pi built a relationship with Richard Parker the same as his relationship between him and his brother, Ravi. Pi built a relationship between his brother, Ravi. Pi and Ravi, fight as siblings would so it