The Good Kind of Lie Sometimes a lie is better than the truth. Now I’m not saying that you should lie to your parents about the dent on their car or lie to your friends about getting lucky with that girl last weekend‚ but every so often a situation comes along in which a small fabrication will better warrant the situation. In the novel Life of Pi‚ the author Yann Martel tells a fantastic story about a young boy at sea‚ trapped on a lifeboat with a 450lb Bengal tiger. During their journey‚ the
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Life of Pi: Journal Response #1 The narrator of this book has his own view about zoos. He tries to make it seem as if his view is absolutely true and is scientifically proven and that he is 100% politically correct. According to him a zoo to an animal is like a home to a human. But I totally disagree with his view on the zoos. In the book the narrator’s view is totally opposite. He assumes and thinks that keeping animals in cages is normal to them and they don’t mind… He persuades us to think
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Story telling is a tradition that has been passed down through generations. From person to person‚ the story has changed due to their own perception of it‚ however the stories still hold their truth despite the changes because of the lessons they teach and their overall messages. Sitting around the table at visits to relatives houses‚ memories are made as granparents share windy stories to be remembered and passed down to the next generation of grandkids. In countless history classes‚ stories are
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel is an incredible novel about the will to survive‚ the importance of storytelling and religious belief. The novel travels back in time to chronicle the journey of a teenaged‚ Indian boy named Piscine (Pi) Patel‚ as he embarks on an involuntary venture across the Pacific ocean. Struggling to survive‚ Pi must use his own knowledge to remain alive and sane‚ while sharing a small life raft with a fearsome 450 lbs Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Joseph Pulitzer once said‚ “Put
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In the first part of Life of Pi‚ Pi Patel tells the reader about important memories from his childhood before the ship accident and his adventure as a castaway at sea. It is from these memories that we see a real development of Pi’s character; we come to better understand his thoughts and standings on life‚ religion‚ and the knowledge he gained from his family and others. One of his many musings about religion and the integration of it into our lives appears in Chapter 22‚ where he describes the
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Every action you take comes with consequences and every consequence affects your life in one way or another. In the spiritual novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ a young boy named Pi Patel is stranded on a lifeboat and is faced with serious decisions that affect him and his future. Following a shipwreck‚ Pi is left alone with nothing but a royal bengal tiger‚ Richard Parker‚ and his God. At the climax of the story he encounters a paradise island which has everything he needs‚ but he makes a choice to
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individuals face hardships in life‚ hope is the driving force that motivates one to keep going. As Michelle Obama said‚ “You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once‚ but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own” (Michelle Obama). Through the conflicts that the characters in Life of Pi by Yann Martel and Big Fish by
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From the outset‚ Yann Martel establishes 3 major themes in the text‚ Life of Pi. These themes being Belief in God‚ The Definition of Freedom and Storytelling. Belief in God is a major theme throughout the text‚ although primarily introduced throughout Part One of the book. Throughout the novel‚ Pi’s belief in God and love of religion is made clear by Martel. Pi’s love and knowledge of religion is so philosophical that he manages to transcend the classical divisions of religion‚ worship as a Hindu
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directed toward children‚ simply because adult writers feel that young people are better able to connect with animals or simply because they feel that involving too many human characters would be overwhelming. Despite the host of possible reasons for why so many animal stories exist for children‚ it is important to also consider the way these stories continue to affect adults. As one of the main themes in “The Life of Pi” that lies under the surface‚ the anthropomorphism complicates the task of reading
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Response The novel‚ “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel is about a boy who lives in Pondicherry‚ India with his family. It is about how he and his family decide to move to Canada with the animals they own and the tragedy on sea. The book explains how Pi survives life and it is narrated by the first character‚ Pi‚ who is older now and is looking back on his life and younger years. Pi and his family embarked on the voyage to Canada along with the animals when Pi was around 16 years old. In the midst
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