kinds of people in this world: Those who believe‚ those who do not believe‚ and those who do not concern themselves with the subject. In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi‚ it is promised that Pi Patel’s narrative “will make you believe in God” (X). In Life of Pi‚ there are two stories by this protagonist: Pi’s “dry‚ yeastless factuality” (63) tale of survival and the “better story” (63). Martel does not indicate to the reader which story actually occurred‚ and neither can be proven as the legitimate one‚ which
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Hierarchy of Needs is a pyramid that includes five basic psychological needs that ensure the survival and growth needs of humans (Simply Psychology). In order to reach the top of the pyramid one must first obtain the most important basic need at the bottom of the pyramid - physiological. This is the basic need of food‚ water‚ sleep‚ rest‚ in order to become stronger and survive. In the Life of Pi‚ Pi reaches this stage when he is stranded in the middle of the ocean on a boat and he comes to the
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bond formed by Pi and Richard Parker. The shared experience does create somewhat fond memories in Pi’s mind. Richard Parker was Pi’s tether‚ keeping him from diving into depression and losing his will to live. The reality of his situation was that Richard Parker was not a friend of his and posed a danger‚ however Pi’s memory throughout the novel is constantly affected by emotions and state of mind. "To choose doubt as a philosophy
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There is a certain method humans deal with stress-inducing situations. Pi created a fictitious mask that saw the horrendous acts of man in a better light in order to carry on with his day-to-day life. A cover-up of good faith to preserve the bits of good humanity that left in Pi’s life. In Pi’s alternate story‚ the one without the animals‚ there was a malevolent chef that operated in unconventional ways. The chef was pure evil‚ murdering a Chinese sailor to settle his hunger. These violent actions
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Religion has helped mankind make sense of this world full of mysteries and given them a purpose in life. However‚ religion has also divided man‚ causing turmoil amongst them about which religion is correct. It has even pushed man to war‚ not only physical but physiological wars as well. In the book Life of Pi‚ main character Pi is experiencing an internal war as he can’t simply choose one religion. Pi intertwines three religions and sees dilemma: “Hindus‚ in their capacity for love‚ are indeed hairless
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that achieve their effects via association‚ comparison or resemblance including allegory‚ hyperbole‚ and simile.(wikipedia‚2012‚http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor) Metaphor is not only important in our life‚but also inescapable in literature‚especially in this great novel‚Life of PI. In this essay‚I want to introduce the application of metaphor in literature and study its effect and function in this particular novel.I will compare similarities of vehicle and the tenor of metaphors in this novel and
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The life of pi by Yann Martel is the amazing survival story of pi. He has to brave the ocean in a single raft‚ but‚ he has more to worry about then food‚ water‚ and shelter. He must survive the entire ordeal while accompanied by a Bengal tiger. Through sheer determination‚ Pi’s understanding of animal and human habits and his strong belief in religion him and the tiger preserver and survives. Pi is pacifist‚ vegetarian‚ Christian‚ Hindu‚ and Muslim. Influenced greatly by past events and his father’s
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Survival skills are techniques a person may use in a dangerous situation (e.g. natural disasters) to save themselves or others. These techniques are meant to provide basic necessities for human life: water‚ food‚ shelter‚ habitat‚ the ability to think straight‚ to signal for help‚ to navigate safely‚ to avoid unpleasant interactions with animals and plants‚ and cure any present injuries. Survival skills are often basic ideas and abilities that ancient humans have used for thousands of years. Hiking
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essentials to human survival are just food‚ water‚ and shelter‚ there is also other things that humans need. They need spiritual needs like believing in a faith. Or emotional needs like friendships and feelings. In the novel‚ Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ Yann gives Pi spiritual‚ physical‚ and emotional needs. Pi meets these needs by staying true to his faith. Spiritual is just one of the needs some humans need to survive. Including Pi. Spiritual needs are needs in having a higher power. Pi is part of many
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The Life of Pi- Favorite Quote While I was reading the Life of Pi‚ I ran into a quote that caught my attention‚ and I feel as if it sums up the emotion behind the struggle Pi encountered. While he was on the boat‚ Pi states‚ "My face set to a grim and determined expression. I speak in all modesty as I say this‚ but I discovered at that moment that I have a fierce will to live. It’s not something evident‚ in my experience. Some of us give up on life with only a resigned sigh. Others fight a little
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