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    Assignment 1 Martel‚ Yann. Life of Pi. Boston: Harcourt‚ 2001. Print. I chose the swarm of flying fish as a significant symbol in the novel because it represented hope. Whenever the fish appeared he not only received food from the actual fish but was also able to use them towards catching bigger bait than he used to tame Richard Parker allowing him to him live and be able to hope for land and have the necessary ingredients to a survive. Assignment 2 (pg.14) “The Pondicherry Zoo was the source

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    comparison of The Life of Pi by: Yann Martel and The Tiger by: William Blake 9/24/12 While the book The Life of Pi By Yann Martel and the poem The Tiger by William Blake share many similarities in their symbolism‚ and meaning of the story told‚ their differences are significant enough to create discussion about them. The book Life of Pi by “Yann Martel” is a story about a boy named Pi Patel that lived in a city called Pondicherry‚ India. In the beginning of the book Pi finds himself confused

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    The Life of Pi Yann Matel‚ author of The Life of Pi states‚ “That’s what fiction is about‚ isn’t it‚ the selective transforming of fiction”. From this we can understand that fiction only becomes fiction when non fictional facts are changed. As illustration‚ Pi had made up two stories. right here One of the stories reflected a realistic and plausible story that everyone expect. On the other hand‚ his other story seemed impossible and outrageous. To Pi‚ stories had multiple purposes. This included:

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    should be included to consider‚ when evaluating if Pi is suitable to integrate to society again. Furthermore‚ since the incredible survival is told by Pi in first person point of view‚ we have reason to take a skeptical attitude on the truth of the story. It is best to present both pros and cons before jumping into the judgment. Regarding the opinion of pi developing an even stronger personality‚ evidences are obvious. The survival fully proves that Pi kept wisdom and logic under such terrible condition

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    In the beginning of Life of Pi‚ the author opens up with a detailed description of the sloth‚ the different types‚ the speed‚ and the wittiness. It survives by being slow and because of its slowness; it allows algae to grow on its body that acts like a camouflage with the surrounding moss and foliage. The book starts out in first person with the main character‚ Piscine Patel‚ talking about his name which means "pool" in numerous languages. He found it weird that his parents named him Piscine but

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    Hook sentence: Reason or Belief. A choice people have to choose and whatever the decision‚ must believe is‚ the right one. In the case of ‘Life of Pi’‚ reason and belief both play an important role in Pi’s struggle to survive but‚ reason outdoes/ over ruled belief on numerous occasions. .

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    Individuals use their knowledge of truth and reality to shape their beliefs and actions in daily life. Take for example‚ a man faced with the decision between two paths‚ one very dark whilst the other covered with light‚ and so he picks the bright one‚ believing the light will grant them safety. But in some cases‚ one’s perception of reality and truth deceives them‚ and the man’s trust in the light leads to his demise‚ at the hand of hungry lions attracted to the glow. Such is the case in William

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    Man’s best friend? The important thing isn’t that we can live on love alone‚ but that life isn’t worth living without it. In the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ the author tells a story of Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel‚ who is struggling with religious and psychological issues. In addition to that‚ after the ship sinks Pi must survive on a life boat with a tiger for 227 days in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Bengal tiger‚ Richard Parker was named after an Edgar Allen Poe character from The

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    1. Pi said that the god were his superheroes growing up‚ he mentioned several of the stories of Hindu gods and the qualities of strength‚ power and character they represented. Pi’s love of his superheroes is similar to our regular superheroes by being there to help no matter what the situation would be. People would look up to superheroes or gods in their lives because they want to be like them and do things that the superheroes would do. 2. The impression of Christ Pi gets from the priest is that

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    Blake Solberg Animal Ethics Dr. Patricia McEachern December 4‚ 2012 Life of Pi When I arrived at the theatre to see the movie Life of Pi¸ I was exhausted. I had an architecture project that was due and I was on little to no sleep. I thought that the movie was going to be a bore and I would take the time to take a nap‚ but when the move started after the twenty minutes of commercials‚ it started to get to me. After the ship wreck the director had my full attention. Even though I was hungry

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