Taylor Hagenson 17 January 2013 A Father’s Lesson Parents have the responsibility to teach and to protect their children. In teaching them while they are young parents hope to save them from making mistakes later in life. In the novel Life of Pi‚ Santosh‚ Pi’s father wishes to save his boys from future fatal blunders. His lesson was done in somewhat a harsh way but it was necessary‚ any other way may not have been effective‚ and it accomplished what he wanted it to. Some would view this father’s
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Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi is the story of Piscine Molitor Patel‚ also known as Pi‚ who at the age of sixteen survived for 227 days on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean. The boat consisted of a hyena‚ an orang-utan‚ a zebra‚ and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker; later on the true story is revealed which is without any animals. Early in the novel the reader is told that this story will convince one to believe in God‚ each of the two different versions are a metaphor to understanding
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Life of Pi‚ a novel written by Canadian author Yann Martel‚ is the incredible story of how 16-year old teenager Pi Patel survives 227 days trapped in a lifeboat with only a large 450-pound Bengal tiger for company. During his 7-month ordeal over the vast Pacific ocean‚ misery‚ hunger‚ and desperation threaten to blot out his existence‚ but with the help of his worst enemy and God‚ he pushes on. As he is forced to adapt to his new environment to survive‚ Pi finds himself forced into a harsh world
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It is life’s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever‚ treacherous adversary‚ how well I know. It has no decency‚ respects no law or convention‚ shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot‚ which it finds with unerring ease. It begins in your mind‚ always. One moment you are feeling calm‚ self-possessed‚ happy. Then fear‚ disguised in the grab of mild-mannered doubt‚ slips into your mind like a spy." (Martel 163) Pi was someone who you may never have thought could survive
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morals in order to survive? In The Life Of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ Pi endures this situation as result of conflicting factors that he and his family are forced to face. Many pieces of literature like Life of Pi involve a character that is stuck between cultures or conflicting factors. Pi is a young man who
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Piscine Molitor Patel or Pi‚ Pi is named after the French word for pool and is the protagonist of Ang Lee’s Oscar winning movie and Yann Martel’s award winning novel‚ Life of Pi. Pi and his family departed from their home in India and were moving to Canada to start a new life‚ but their boat gets caught up in a disastrous storm‚ sinking the boat and killing everyone aboard except for Pi. Pi then survives 227 agonizing days abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on an undirected lifeboat with
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Catholic mass in order to research information to formulate the character Pi‚ in Life of Pi‚ while making Pi a more captivating‚ believable character. When Martel went to the Church‚ he fell in love with religion and "the greater perspectives" that it gave him; religion becomes extremely important to Martel. His new perspective and views on religion are clearly reflected in Life of Pi‚ where Pi has a similar love of religion‚ and Pi also explores a new religion just like Martel did‚ "’Religion will save
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Faith No one ever lives a perfect life. The world is full of tragedy and sorrow‚ but in the midst of it all‚ there is faith‚ family‚ friends‚ and the dreams that one day life might be perfect. In Yann Martel’s novel‚ Life of Pi‚ Piscine Patel is the lone human survivor of a shipwreck. He endured living in cramped quarters with a live tiger for over two-hundred days. While it might seem like almost an impossible feat‚ the one thing that Pi had that many people didn’t is faith. Faith in god and friendship
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The Primacy of Survival in Life of Pi The urgent crave to survive at all costs is known as the primacy of survival. Survival is essential for every animal‚ and there is no shortage of lengths they will go to in order to survive. Yann Martel’s Life of Pi portrays the theme of primacy of survival based on Pi’s determination and courage throughout his journey. Piscine Molitor Patel‚ known to all as Pi‚ is a Hindu boy who embarks on a journey to Canada along with his family and their zoo animals. Midway
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Life of Pi- Survival against the Odds The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation but more importantly the will to survive. Life of Pi is an intense‚ emotional story of survival and triumph against the odds. Piscine Molitor Patel is a near consistent peril throughout the story. After losing his whole family in a shipwreck he has to survive on a life boat‚ in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. His odds of survival are low due to many challenges he is faced with
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