AP English: Literature and Composition Name: Major Works Data Sheet: Do not cut/paste from a website‚ which is a form of plagiarism. |Title: Life of Pi |Biographical information about the author: | |Author: Yann Martel |Yann Martel was born in 1963 and lives in the Canadian prairie providence | |
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concept of belonging illustrates the physical and spiritual concerns of the human condition. These Notions of belonging manifest vividly in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List‚ Skrzynecki’s Postcard and Ancestors‚ as well as Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi. When these two elements fuse‚ it creates a complex and ambivalent balance in which one either suffers or is enlightened. Skrzynecki’s Postcard encapsulates physical dislocation. He cleverly uses the postcard as a symbol of this. When Skrzynecki
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wake your dreams? Some questions run to me We only‚ only wake up when we sleep Met by the lunar light‚ trouble’s all we find Lost our way tonight Asking God‚ if he did something wrong. Is it something we said? Is it something we said to them? Pi is trapped at sea‚ no way home‚ all alone‚ with no family. “The endings are the same as every other‚ we’re only here to die”. Like the rest of his family‚ he thinks he will die as well at first before he gains all of his hope. Is it something we said
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At the beginning of chapter 8 of The Life of Pi‚ Pi stated that man is the most dangerous animal in a zoo. (Martel 29) In the same way‚ Pi’s father took this to a whole level when he painted on a wall by the entrance of the zoo a question that was memorable to all visitors: “DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE ZOO?” An arrow was pointing to a curtain. When visitors will reveal what’s behind the curtain‚ it was a mirror. (Martel 31) This is quite interesting the way Pi’s father revealed
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Life of Pi Analysis Essay: #1 “How does the organizational structure of Life of Pi affect the meaning of the overall work?” The author of Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel‚ uses a lucid and vibrant language to tell his gripping tale of the survival of a young‚ shipwrecked boy. This allegoric story is split up into three distinct parts‚ each with its own purpose. At first‚ these parts just seem to be a way to spilt up the book: The first tells of Pi’s background‚ the second tells the story of his survival
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Life of Pi I. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE BOOK: The book Life of Pi by Yann Martel was published in 2001. The story is primarily about an Indian boy named Piscine Molitor Patel‚ who survives a shipwreck with a Bengal tiger. Unfortunately‚ this book is not a part of a series; the characters in the book do however‚ have an interesting relationship with the author. Yann Martel is from Canada‚ as stated in the book. The Patel family was moving to Canada‚ this is also the place Piscine “lives” currently.
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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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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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