TOBI: In his book the “Life of Pi” by Yann Martell‚ the author makes multiple references to animal behavior. Through this project we have researched each of the four animals: the zebra‚ Orangutan‚ Hyena‚ and the Tiger on their lifestyles and behavior. In order to write this book Yann Martel explained that he had to do a lot of research on zoo biology and animal psychology. In addition he spent 6 months doing research in India‚ where he visited every single zoo he could find in southern India.
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progresses with the barriers we encounter. An impending journey‚ grasping towards change and innovation can test our virtuous tenacity and knowledge in exchange for survival by a brief interruption. In the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel presents this intriguing journey when protagonist Piscine Patel (Pi) is lost at sea alongside with a Bengal tiger ( Richard Parker) ‚ after the family’s cargo ship sinks . Similarly‚ in the film Castaway‚ director Robert Zemeckis demonstrates this journey when lead‚ Chuck
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Life of Pi is a story that it can be translated in completely opposing ways. While one reader might find it deeply religious‚ another may find Pi’s story as atheistic. However‚ there is a common theme that the book urges to all readers‚ which is to have faith in your beliefs. Through the character Pi‚ Yann Martel proves how hard yet ultimately rewarding‚ it can be to have faith. Born a Hindu‚ Pi has no doubts about his religion. However‚ when Pi was 14‚ he was introduced to Christianity. Pi initially
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The central theme of Yann Martel’s Life of Pi concerns religion and human faith in God. However‚ the novel purposely refrains from advocating any single religious faith over another. Instead‚ the novel investigates the nature of religious faith itself. This theme is embodied most clearly in the novel’s protagonist‚ Pi Patel‚ who is a young follower of three very different religions. Pi has studied and memorized the stories of all the various incarnations of the Hindu gods‚ maintaining shrines in
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In the book Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ the main character gets stranded in a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with only his imagination to cope with. Piscine Molitor Patel‚ also known as Pi‚ uses a figure of his imagination to make a horrific situation better‚ by changing his perspective on the entire ordeal. When Pi gets isolated with his mother‚ a cruel cook‚ and an injured sailor‚ Pi transforms all of them into animals out of fear‚ disbelief and justification. Throughout Pi’s experience‚ he is
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fear of doing something push you to be the hero‚ or does it keep you chained down keeping you restrained from doing anything about it. In the novel Life of Pi‚ fear could technically be portrayed as either one. When Piscine Patel‚ better known as Pi‚ discovers his life becomes completely turned upside down after his family tries to find a better life and a new place to call home. He gradually discovers what the true meaning of fear is. After losing his family in a storm‚ he becomes shipwrecked on
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Psychoanalysis of Life of Pi After a traumatic event‚ a type of therapy known as psychoanalysis is used to help the victim of the event reach closure. Psychoanalysis is a system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind. Many people have read the novel Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ and interpreted it from a psychoanalytic perspective. This theory consists of three critical segments:
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A woman once said‚ “There is no life without color.” This is just the case with the main character of “The Life of Pi”‚ Pi Patel. Pi is a cast away on a lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a tiger‚ an orangutan‚ a hyena and a zebra. There is one color that was mentioned multiple times throughout the story‚ the color orange. In the novel “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel‚ this color is used as a symbol for hope and survival. To hope means to wish for something with expectations of its
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at sea and fighting for his life the reader immediately thinks of archetypal survival novels such as Robinson Crusoe or Shipwrecked. Yann Martel separates Life of Pi from other novels‚ by adding multiple dimensions and plot twists. This makes it much more than a survival story. Martel guides the reader through multiple versions of reality‚ drops barriers between truth and fiction and offers a change from a typical narrative style. Life of Pi is the story of Piscine (Pi) Patel’s journey to Canada
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Life of Pi shows that we are entering a virtual age as Pi‚ a selfish murderer‚ is portrayed as a hero throughout the movie. In the beginning of the movie‚ Pi is portrayed as a smart‚ virtuous man – there is an emphasis on his strong faith in God‚ his love for his family and his knowledge of animals. However‚ later in the movie‚ Pi brutally murders a hyena after his family’s ship sank and manipulates the tiger that he was left with to do whatever he pleases. Although Pi faced anxiety because he was
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