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    How far was Buckingham’s influence on Charles the main reason that Charles resorted to Personal rule? Charles’s led the country without calling parliament for 11 years from 1629 – 1640. He initiated personal rule for many reasons. Firstly his close relationship with Buckingham alienated Parliament and caused resentment by Parliament. Secondly Charles had very strong believed in divine right and therefore saw no need for Parliament. Furthermore Charles religious policy’s led many to believe of a

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    intrinsic knowledge to face up to life’s riveting challenges. Martel portrays the protagonist‚ Pi Patel‚ as an individual who explores his own intrinsic identity through imagination‚ religion & faith as well as the fundamental difference between fact and fiction. Throughout the text‚ Martel‚ attempts to question the readers understanding of believability and how we construct reality through the unconventional structure shaped by Yann Martel. Evidently‚ discussing the importance of fulfilment in faith

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    Pi by Yann Martel‚ Pi Patel and Richard Parker travel in a liferaft for many days while stranded in the Pacific Ocean. However‚ the setting helps aid the story in multiple ways. The setting guides the character’s feelings and actions to grow dynamically and adds foreshadow to the storyline. In the beginning of the plot when the weather started to become rough‚ Pi admitted that he was “very afraid” (Martel 101) and he was so frightened to where “his mind could hardly conceive it” (Martel 101). After

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    In “Life of Pi”‚ by Yann Martel‚ Pi had to overcome emotional obstacles in order to survive his 227 days in the Pacific. Pi faced challenges that would have prevented his physical survival; hesitation‚ loneliness‚ despair and boredom. These obstacles would have crippled his mind if he did not conquer them. Pi not only overcomes these obstacles to survive the journey‚ but takes away valuable lessons from his experience. In order to face the challenges that were presented to him‚ Pi had to face the

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    Pi‚ an outstanding novel by Yann Martel. The novel chronicles the journey of Pi Patel‚ a young Indian boy whose family decides to move to Canada with their zoo animals. After the tragic sinking of the ship‚ Pi finds himself on a lifeboat with the ship’s cook‚ his mother‚ and an injured sailor. However‚ the story Pi tells involves him being trapped on the lifeboat with a hyena‚ an orangutan‚ a zebra‚ and a tiger known as Richard Parker. In Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel explores the human ability for psychological

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    choices. He satisfies his hunger by quit being a vegetarian and beheading and eating a fish. Pi knows that “A lifetime of peaceful vegetarianism [stands] between [him] and the willful beheading of a fish” (Martel 98). In other words‚ his body needs the fish because the beheading “had to be done” (Martel 98) in

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    natural way of thinking. However there are certain people who have triumphed over the social norm by demonstrating contradictory ideas. For instance in the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel portrays that religion is essential in a person’s life through the experiences of the protagonist‚ Pi Patel. Through one of Pi’s experiences Martel shows that religion can be used as a medium to ease self-burden. In addition religion provides a sense of comfort‚ and security through the presence of an eternal higher entity

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    Yann Martel’s Use of Tone Yann Martel uses different tones in Life of Pi to portray his opinions of Pi Patel. He uses Pi to show humor‚ curiosity‚ savage‚ despair‚ philosophy‚ and definitely horror throughout the novel. Pi is forced to live with a tiger in such a confined space that he must find a way to train Richard Parker. Pi comforts himself by pretending he is a tiger trainer in “THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!” (Martel 208). This is Martel’s way of showing how Pi Patel is humorous even in troubling

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    find themselves unable to cope with adversity and ultimately breakdown and lose their ability to carry on. Yann Martel explores‚ in his fantasy adventure novel‚ Life of Pi‚ a young boy’s reaction to the hardships of adversity. Piscine Patel‚ an adventurous tenacious young boy experiences the struggle of surviving at sea‚ and the calamity of coping with tragic events in his life. Yann Martel develops the idea that adversity can transform an individual’s identity and play a significant role in one’s life

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    not often that people can learn about religion through literature. Yann Martel is the author of Life of Pi‚ a story about the tales of a boy lost at sea with a tiger. In the novel‚ Pi discovers religion and faith. While surviving at sea he keeps religion on mind the entire time and relies on it. Pi realizes he must rely more and more on his religion to keep him alive on the boat with the bengal tiger‚ Richard Parker. Martel depicts themes of religion and God to create a more faithful tone throughout

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