While reading the book The Life of Pi you come across a ton of themes. There is not just one theme to pick from and the entire book is not just black and white. The Life of Pi is an amazing story about how a young man went against all the odds and survived something that most would see as certain death. The theme that I picked out for this book is the boundaries between humans and animals. Humans and animals are two different things; however‚ they can be the same. We consider ourselves different
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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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Ryan Conrad Socratic Circle – Life of Pi Literature Mrs. Crow Question 1: What theme statement would you write for Life of Pi? (Remember‚ a theme statement is NOT a topic or a question or a moral. It is a declarative statement that joins the topic with your judgment.) Defend/explain your statement with evidence from the text. Answer 1: Throughout the book‚ religion was a major part of Pi’s survival. The author uses a character that follows three religions in order to prove that all religions
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the depths of despair. Life changes at such a fast pace‚ that many times we do not appreciate the things we have until they are gone. We all have been given a gift that cannot be bought: The gift of life. Although none of us ask for this gift‚ we all fight so hard to keep it. Pi never really treasures this gift until he almost losses it. Pi realizes its value and for this reason fights physically‚ morally and spiritually to stay alive and therefore preserve the gift of life. Pi’s devotion and
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Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear. The novel Life of Pi written by Yaan Martel is a story about a vegetarian religious boy‚ Pi who survives a near death experience. He is the only one who survives the shipwreck and is left alone on a lifeboat along with a tiger Richard Parker. This novel explains us the true meaning of survival and not to give up when the situation gets tough. The idea of survival is portrayed throughout the whole book. The author shows us how an indian boy who knows
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goat.” This scene really characterizes Mr. Patel and showing just how brutal the wild life can be. This was a very strong teaching technique at the time considering Pi was only 8 years old at the time. To see a Bengal tiger‚ maul a goat like that at 8 years old sends a very strong message. Mr. Patel seems like he is a very serious and only wants what’s best for his kids type dad. This is certainly a scene that Pi will never forget and I think him of Ravi won’t think twice about attempting to
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The use of humans instead of animals presents a more plausible view of Pi’s story. Pi has lived in a zoo his whole life; through his eyes‚ their actions are entirely expected. Alternatively‚ the reader may have no knowledge of wild animals. Using people to represent animals surpasses this problem; they are a familiar figure that they encounter daily
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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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so many ways. They did there own thing but caused Pi to think about his life and how to find solutions to his problems. This was helpful for him to get through life and his problems. Ocean: The ocean was a big part in this because of storms that would cause Pi some problems. The ocean was full of problems because when your in a boat you might have that feeling you might sink. The ocean is a large mass of water that is capable of destroying Pi and his boat. But‚ luckily it did not happen because
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Commas are a meant to separate ideas or extend a thought. This extension also represents something that is infinite. This is depicted in Symborzca’s poem Pi. Pi is an infinite number and in the poems‚ commas are used to depict that thought. The number Pi represents life. People believe it to be infinite. The commas that come in between the numbers‚ “six five three five at a glance‚ eight nine by calculation‚ seven nine or imagination‚” ‚ show how the idea is the same‚ and is extended to make it seem
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