The time that Pi spent in India set him up to survive on the lifeboat with an orangutan‚ Hyena‚ Zebra‚ and a Bengal Tiger. Pi was able to survive because of three beliefs that he learned in India: accepting cruelty when killing creatures of the sea to survive‚ praying gave him courage to not give up hope‚ and Pi had knowledge of how animals adapted to circumstances to survive. One belief that pi had in India that he had to modify on the lifeboat was cruelty in eating animals which made him
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Wide Reading Life of Pi is a novel written by Yann Martel‚ which has many remarkable aspects‚ some of which include the voice of Pi and religion. Martel exemplifies these aspects by utilizing linguistic and stylistic features. Firstly‚ the genre of the novel itself is an allegory/fable. This means that it can be interpreted to have a hidden meaning‚ typically a moral justification. In Life of Pi‚ the ‘meaning’ interpreted by readers is arguably a statement of how one can live a comfortable and unreflective
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explore a theme In Life of Pi‚ the author Yann Martel analyses how a conflict was used to explore one of the main themes within the text‚ coming of age. Martel uses the conflict between the main protagonist Piscine Patel and Richard Parker the Bengal tiger‚ and how this conflict develops to skilfully teach the reader about what it means to become a fully grown individual. There are three stages to this conflict‚ when Piscine is fighting Richard Parker for territory upon the life boat‚ when Piscine
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Martel’s ‘Life of Pi’ illustrates the influence childhood experiences can have our lives‚ ultimately preparing us for adulthood and the challenges which lie ahead. The lessons Pi learns in his childhood essentially play a vital role in his survival at sea with the illusive figure of Richard Parker. Whilst some skills that Pi acquires in his early childhood plainly aid his future adventure some are not as blatantly obvious‚ none the less they are still fundamental in his survival and adult life. Pi’s
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Aspects and rules you have to follow. There is no freedom unless one would escape‚ which is very difficult. Religion plays a significant part in Pi’s life. Having to choose between the three would take time. He would have to decide what would be the best for his life. One would think that religion is trusting‚ allowing him to be a part of all three. Pi is somewhat of a religion collector‚ and became a practicing Hindu‚ Islam‚ and Christian. Hinduism is a different body of religion‚ philosophy
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He indicates that in life there must be a balance‚ whether that is between the civil and bold‚ or between the irrational and rational. Martel writes‚ “All living things contain a measure of madness that moves thim in strange sometimes inexplicable ways” (Martel‚ 41). Throughout chapter ten‚ the author juxtaposes various elements‚ showing the reader that opposites are present in every aspect of life. In the quote‚ madness and sanity are compared. In the story
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The Life of Pi A Book Analysis The Life of Pi is a book about a boy named Pi Patel. He starts talking about his life before the shipwreck as he loved swimming so did his family. His father owned a zoo and he helped his father at the zoo. One day they decide to move the zoo and everything gets loaded onto a cargo ship. During the ride on the ship he hears a noise and the ship starts to sink drowning his family. However he is thrown onto a lifeboat which already had a zebra and a hyena on it as the
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Life of Pi Part 2/3 Questions (37) Chapter starts with “The ship sank.” Jesus‚ Mary‚ Muhammad and Vishnu‚ how good to see you‚ Richard Parker! “I woke up to what I was doing. I yanked on the rope. Let go of that lifebuoy‚ Richard Parker! Let go‚ I said. I don’t want you here‚ do you understand? Go somewhere else. Leave me alone. Get lost. Drown! Drown!" (38) Ship Left: June 21st‚ 1977 Drowned: July 2nd‚ 1977 Ship drowned on its 11th day at sea Sailors threw Pi into the safety boat which
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English Comparative Essay: Life of Pi Life of Pi is a novel written by Yann Martel and the film adaption was directed by Ang Lee has been the sensational movie/novel franchise of 2013‚ breaking records in the box office and selling millions of copies worldwide as well as winning many awards in the Oscars for best cinematography‚ best visual effects‚ best direction and best original score. It has no doubt been successful in both forms as a novel and the film adaption. The film and the novel both
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money and women makes the readers get angry. Greedy is the main reason for the end of everyone’s life‚ we can see it at the beginning of the story‚ the car thief who stole the first blind man’s car get infected and shoot by the soldiers because of his noted. This is what human nature‚ they are fighting for short-term happiness and luxuries‚ they lose their dignity and respect
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