Spiritual Needs In Yann Martel's Life Of Pi
Although the bare essentials to human survival are just food, water, and shelter, there is also other things that humans need. They need spiritual needs like believing in a faith. Or emotional needs like friendships and feelings. In the novel, Life of Pi by Yann Martel, Yann gives Pi spiritual, physical, and emotional needs. Pi meets these needs by staying true to his faith.
Spiritual is just one of the needs some humans need to survive. Including Pi. Spiritual needs are needs in having a higher power. Pi is part of many religions. On his journey on the lifeboat, Pi encounters enumerable times when he has to rely on his faith to remain sane. “Despair was heavy blackness that let no light in or out. It was a hell beyond expression. I thank God it has always passed. A school of fish appeared around the net or a knot cried out to be reknotted. Or I thought of my family, of how they were …show more content…
Pi sees Richard Parker as a companion and not an enemy. So, an emotional need of Pi is companionship and having a sense of purpose. “ It was Richard Parker who calmed me down. It is the irony of this story that the one who scared me witless to start with was the very same who brought me peace, purpose, I dare even say wholeness” (Martel 162). With this said, although Richard Parker may be the one that scared him witless the whole entire time, it kept him alert and gave him a purpose to keep living and stay true to his goals and faith. Next, Pi also needs something to keep his mind busy and sane. So, he creates a schedule. “I kept myself busy. That was one key to my survival. On a lifeboat, even on a raft, there’s always something that needs doing” (Martel 190). Every human needs something going on in their head because if not, they would be dead. Pi acknowledges that and creates a schedule for himself to keep him busy and sane. This goes along with the sense of purpose and not giving up on what he set himself to
Spiritual is just one of the needs some humans need to survive. Including Pi. Spiritual needs are needs in having a higher power. Pi is part of many religions. On his journey on the lifeboat, Pi encounters enumerable times when he has to rely on his faith to remain sane. “Despair was heavy blackness that let no light in or out. It was a hell beyond expression. I thank God it has always passed. A school of fish appeared around the net or a knot cried out to be reknotted. Or I thought of my family, of how they were …show more content…
Pi sees Richard Parker as a companion and not an enemy. So, an emotional need of Pi is companionship and having a sense of purpose. “ It was Richard Parker who calmed me down. It is the irony of this story that the one who scared me witless to start with was the very same who brought me peace, purpose, I dare even say wholeness” (Martel 162). With this said, although Richard Parker may be the one that scared him witless the whole entire time, it kept him alert and gave him a purpose to keep living and stay true to his goals and faith. Next, Pi also needs something to keep his mind busy and sane. So, he creates a schedule. “I kept myself busy. That was one key to my survival. On a lifeboat, even on a raft, there’s always something that needs doing” (Martel 190). Every human needs something going on in their head because if not, they would be dead. Pi acknowledges that and creates a schedule for himself to keep him busy and sane. This goes along with the sense of purpose and not giving up on what he set himself to