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    Life of Pi: The Importance of Storytelling What is the importance of storytelling? What are stories for? In the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel considers these questions as he writes about a boy who survived in a lifeboat with a Bengal Tiger. Martel elaborates on the theme of storytelling as a coping mechanism. “That’s what fiction is about‚ isn’t it‚ the selective transforming of reality? The twisting of it to bring out its essence?” Martel writes this within the first few pages of the Life of

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    Walton 1 Woody Walton Mr. Esthus October 15‚ 2012 Life of Pi: The Will to Survive The main goal of every living thing on earth is to survive. Creatures will do amazing‚ extraordinary‚ and heroic things to live. However‚ they might also do terrible and horrific things in dire situations. It is interesting to think about how far one may go to keep their life. Shameful things might be done and morals might be broken. Times like these are what really show the true colors of people and hold anyone

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    also known as Pi Ravi Patel – Pi’s older brother by three years Santosh Patel – Pi’s father‚ owns a zoo in Pondicherry‚ India Gita Patel – Pi’s Mother Satish Kumar – Pi’s biology teacher in Pondicherry Father Martin – A catholic priest that introduces Pi to the catholic faith Satish Kumar – A Muslim mystic that shares the same name with Pi’s biology teacher Hindu Pandit – A man whom is never named‚ he becomes very angry at Pi for practicing religions other than his own Pi Patel‚ a Hindu

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    Sacrifice In Life Of Pi

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    Pi ends up being the sole survivor on the lifeboat‚ and it is his faith in himself that makes survival possible. He endures a lot in those 227 days at sea and faces many hardships that he has to overcome. He has lost his family‚ he is dealing with a crazed murder‚ and eventually he faces solitude on his journey. He has only himself to count on to get through this exhaustive ordeal. At one of his lowest points‚ when the reality of his situation really sets in‚ Pi is worried about dying. However

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    1/9/2012 Truth - The Twisted Reality “I’ll believe it when I see it‚” a wise man once said. Humans as a whole are eternally searching for truth‚ but in reality‚ truth is what you make it. Yann Martel allows us to further understand this concept through Life of Pi‚ which illustrates that truth can be fashioned through one’s situation‚ one’s perspective and one’s desire for truth. Out of the blocks first is situation. Different situations provoke different truths. Pi Patel leads a different childhood

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    How Important is the Notion of Believability in this Novel? Yann Martel’s novel is based around very fictitious ideas and events which convey the notion that believability is very important and plays a major role in making Life of Pi engaging. Through Martel’s language and structure‚ he indirectly forces the audience into believability. By using factual references‚ Martel successfully captures and portrays realism in the events‚ thus making fictitious ideas and the text believable. This essay

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    events back to normal showing that everyone is acting through habit‚ though it is more of a false reality because it is easier to continue doing the same thing than to confront the issue. After Stella’s child has been born‚ Blanche is waiting for her dream man to pick her up and take her away. Except‚ unintimately it is inferred that she is taken to a mental institution because of her inability to face reality and continues to replace the truth with her version of it. Blanche’s past has been riddled with

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    Archetypes In Life Of Pi

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    In the Life Of Pi‚ the author uses symbolic archetypes such as the “the journey” or “the loyal companion” to divulge that we as humans have evolved as a group to frequently rely on each other for the basic resources that are key to survival‚ therefore‚ needing companionship/communication because the reality of isolation would tear us apart. By way of explanation‚ humans are reliant on each other‚ and communicating to one another fulfills ourselves and makes us a stronger and healthier individual

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    foolish. 25 Mark Rubric [pic] Memorandum – Task 6 Othello Essay In Othello‚ the mastermind Iago is the perfect villain. To the outside world‚ he seems completely harmless; an honest‚ loyal person who only has the best intentions. But in reality‚ he doesn’t care about anyone but himself. The following questions can be addressed: Is Iago’s manipulating so effective because of his ingenious villainy‚ or due to the fact that most of the characters are blind‚ ignorant fools. Roderigo‚ a gentleman

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    Journeys Life standed on the sea is very grueling and risky. Only a few are able to face the challenging tasks of such a situation using their wits and persistence. In the book Life Of Pi and the film The Odyssey‚ the journeys of the main characters are surprisingly parallel‚ considering the works were written over 20 centuries apart. Both of their journeys contain stages similar to the archetypal hero journey‚ including the Separation/Departure‚ Initiation and The Return. Although both Pi and Odysseus

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