most desperate times in life when these instincts take control of an individual. In the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ the protagonist‚ Pi‚ goes through a situation that evoked his instincts to take control of himself. Pi spent 227 days as a castaway on a boat drifting in the Pacific Ocean. During this time he dealt with intense hunger and thirst and was very desperate. In the second story that Pi tells‚ each of the animals from the first story are symbolic of humans. Pi is related to Richard Parker
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adversity in many ways. People have different ways of dealing with these problems. Some positive‚ and some negative. When faced with a loss of family and being the lone survivor of a sunken ship‚ Pi Patel from “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel‚ deals with his adversities‚ conflict and pain‚ in a positive way by being both resourceful and optimistic. Throughout the story‚ Pi develops the trait of being resourceful and uses simple items that surround him to do great things. Being resourceful is very important
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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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find a way to overcome daily challenges in life to fully achieve their purpose. An example of an obstacle might be failure or rejection‚ but how one acts in the face of adversity is determined by possessed courage. In Yann Martel’s novel‚ Life of Pi‚ he portrays how emotional courage is an essential component to overcome the pain of separation and discover success through self-development. More specifically‚ the main character‚ Pi Patel‚ experiences tragic loss in which he must apply his existing emotional
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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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the theme of Innocence. Choose which character you want to analyze: Gordie LaChance; Chris Chambers‚ Teddy DeChamp or Vern Tessio Once you have chosen a character‚ decide what three characteristics you will focus on. Then consider how the characteristics identified relate to the theme of Innocence: Death of Innocence; Maturity‚ Loss of Innocence; Death of individual. Then write the paper. ( o Each paragraph should focus on each of the three characteristics and theme of innocence. Each body
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March 17‚ 2013 Assignment #2 The Loss of Innocence Crime is an interesting aspect of our every day society. People choose to commit crimes for various motives and intentions. One thing that will always go hand-in-hand with the concept of crime is the idea of innocence. Innocence is something that we are born with and something that we slowly loose as we mature and learn. In the event of a crime‚ someone is always guaranteed to experience a loss of innocence whether it is the person committing
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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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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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Peninsula Invaded 600 BC Celts from different parts of Europe TRIBAL CULTURE OF CELTS & OTHER NORTHERN EUROPEAN TRIBES Each tribe had its own king built walled farms and wood-hut villages used bronze and iron weapons warred with each other Life was unstable and violent Warriors were loyal to a king and would fight to the death for him. These were oral cultures These cultures were non-Christian- they were pagans‚ worshipping many gods Julius Caesar first arrived in 55 BC 43 AD Emperor
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