Adams 11-21-2012 What to Believe In the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel uses the protagonist Pi to demonstrate how faith‚ ritual and ones will to live save one from the barbaric and carnivorous reality. Pi Patel‚ lover of faith and various gods and their beliefs loses his family after a shipwreck and drifts on the Pacific Ocean with the zebra‚ hyena‚ orangutan and tiger named Richard Parker‚ each struggling in their own way to survive. In the end‚ Pi presents two different stories and leaves it up
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Appearance versus reality is one of the central themes of Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet. The characters frequently put on guises which conceal their true intentions. For example‚ Claudius‚ in reality a murderer and usurper‚ plays the roles of grieving brother and rightful king and the adulterous Gertrude plays the role of a virtuous queen‚ when she is‚ in her son’s view‚ a truly insidious woman. Even Hamlet himself assumes the role of a madman in his attempt to establish the reality of his uncle’s guilt
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Unreliable Narrator in Life of Pi Life of Pi is told in first person and because he is the only narrator‚ readers see what he does; the problem is‚ Pi’s reactions and over simplistic method of analyzing events are unrealistic. When readers find the narrator’s voice to be unrealistic‚ they question the book’s validity and in turn the author’s point in creating a character that is untrustworthy. There are many‚ many examples in the Life of Pi where Pi forces us to step out of the pages and twist
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In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ many characters are employed to become symbols for themes. For example‚ Dolphus Raymond‚ the town drunkard an interracial relationship‚ is used to represent the theme of “appearance versus reality”. Generally‚ the people of Maycomb viewed Raymond as a drunkard heathen who had committed an act against god by marrying and starting a family with a black woman‚ In accordance with the racist views of the time‚ Raymond had committed a horrible atrocity‚ and the people
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Characters: Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi) - The protagonist of the story. Piscine is the narrator for most of the novel‚ and his account of his seven months at sea forms the bulk of the story. Piscine’s nickname‚ Pi‚ has a symbolic relationship with the mathematical pi (π) . The ratio of the circumference (circular) of a circle to its diameter (linear) is pi. The correlation between the linear journey to North America and the cycles of doubt and faith are experienced by Pi. Mathematical relationships are
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Martel’s "The Life of Pi" is a coming of age story about a young man’s reaching maturity through tragic but uplifting story of loss and miraculous survival. The story is based on a journey which contains adventure‚ tradgedy‚ humour‚ and also the survival of the fittest mentality. Yann Martel depicts a story of a youth who seeks knowledge‚ wisdom‚ connectivity‚ and spirituality through religeon and zoology. Applying the craft’s he has practiced and is taught‚ protagonist Pi Patel seeks survival
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Cut Off From Reality: An analysis of Pi’s exile in Life of Pi by Yann Martel Edward Said‚ a Palestinian American literary theorist and cultural critic‚ has written that “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced between a human being and a native place‚ between the self and its true home: its essential sadness can never be surmounted.” But Said has also proclaimed that exile can become “a potent‚ even enriching” experience.
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Life of Pi‚ written by Yann Martel is one of Canada"’"s most acclaimed books. It tells the story of sixteen-year-old Pi Patel"’"s journey while he discovers religion and his own determination and strength. This book is highly recommended for many reasons including the insightful views expressed on religion and life‚ the interesting facts on zoology‚ and the author"’"s unique talent in making something that at first glance seemed totally unrealistic become reality humour inserted along the way
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How does Pi assert himself throughout his ordeal and how does this help him survive? Reflecting a belief that in all things there is “a trace of the divine”‚ in Life of Pi author Yann Martel considers the basic animal instincts of humanity when faced with the most adverse of conditions‚ and ultimately‚ the all-encompassing‚ limitless nature of faith. Pi’s “unbelievable” survival‚ shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean following the sinking of the Tsimstum and loss of his family‚ can at least be partly
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Life Of PI Summative Assessment Martel introduces and interesting sets and settings Displays the content of story interesting tones of surrealism‚ comedy and reflection. Provides an escape from the social acceptance of sex and violence by placing the reader in a world filled with allegorical representation with animals and religion. Idea: Martel suggests through the allegorical representation of Richard Parker’s instincts and Pi’s spirituality‚ that humankind can not survive
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