Because Pi's parents were strongly religious and had been brought up a serious Hindu. Religion is important to him in his everyday life. Some evidence of this is when Pi goes to the church to talk to Father Martin and that when he told Pi about the story of Christ on the cross. Pi then added …show more content…
Also he was saddened when Orange Juice had died. At first Pi had wanted to kill Richard Parker but over time he RP began to grow on him and they became neutral friends.. On the boat he gave him left over fish for Richard Parker to eat. He also had a emotional connection with Richard Parker. When they made it to the Mexican shore Pi was saddened when he and Richard Parker did not have a official good bye. pi's third belief is family and how he cared for him. This is evidenced to when while in India he loved his mother, father, and brother. Also his father taught him everything about animals and zoos. Like when his father had to teach him a lesson by showing the lion eating the goat. While this was happening he had ran to his mother for comfort. This shows that pi does care for his mother and father. Plus his parents loved him so much that they even bought a praying rug even if they were uncomfortable with the idea of him believing three