Olivia Miano Prof. Blanco-Cerda English 1302 16 December 2010 The Quest for the Meaning of Life Yann Martel’s novel‚ Life of Pi‚ is an inspirational story of a young boy fighting for his life as a castaway with the company of a Bengal tiger. Through his religious beliefs and perseverance he is able to survive‚ but with great difficulty. In an allegorical sense‚ this story is brilliant. Pi recreates his story using animals to metaphorically represent the humans who were in his treacherous‚ archetypal
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utilized in tales to convey moral ideologies. Frequently‚ these animals interact with the human race. This literary technique is modeled in the novel Life of Pi. This novel details the adventure of Piscine "Pi" Martel as he is stranded in the Pacific Ocean with a hyena‚ a zebra‚ a orangutan named Orange Juice‚ and a tiger named Richard Parker. Pi is polyreligious; he is a Hindu‚ Christian‚ and Muslim. Pi’s religious beliefs aid him in his struggle to survive. The animals also play an interesting
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disappear by morning. At first Pi thinks the island is a delusion‚ “I was getting used to my delusion. To make it last I refrained from putting a strain on it; when the lifeboat nudged the island‚ I did not move‚ only continued to dream.” But Martel spends too long with the island for it to just be a delusion. Pi describes the island very precisely. It just doesn’t have the hazy feel of a delusion. One possibility is that the island represents some type of faith. When Pi first steps onto it he says
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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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________________________________________ Life of Pi Talk show host‚ Mr Patel‚ Yann Martel‚ member from the audience host: (face the audience) Welcome to today’s show where here we have the novel Life of Pi (point to the novel on desk) and the author and protagonist‚ Mr. Yann Martel and Mr. Pi Patel (gesture towards the author and Pi)‚ where we are going to discuss the perils and comedy of being stranded at sea. (face the author) Hello Mr. Martel‚ So you are currently living in Costa Rica
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Life of Pi Discussion Questions 1. Life of Pi allowed the author to gain what he had been hungry for. He was wanting to write a good book and had been unsuccessful many times. Life of Pi was the emotional nourishment he had been longing for. 2. The town made a difference in Pi’s upbringing because it showed him the different religions and learned many needed from the zoo. 3. Mr. Adirubasamy claims Pi’s story will make you believe in God‚ although my beliefs were not altered. 4
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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‚ a novel written by Canadian author Yann Martel‚ is the incredible story of how 16-year old teenager Pi Patel survives 227 days trapped in a lifeboat with only a large 450-pound Bengal tiger for company. During his 7-month ordeal over the vast Pacific ocean‚ misery‚ hunger‚ and desperation threaten to blot out his existence‚ but with the help of his worst enemy and God‚ he pushes on. As he is forced to adapt to his new environment to survive‚ Pi finds himself forced into a harsh world
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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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In the film Life Of Pi‚ Pi Patel’s adventure ends in a hospital bed where he is interviewed by two Japanese investigators about the shipwreck of the Japanese cargo ship. Pi tells them about how he survived with multiple animal companions in the lifeboat and his discovery of the carnivorous island. The Japanese men refused to believe his story simply because it is unrealistic. Pi then retells the shipwreck without the animals and instead puts himself as Richard Parker‚ his mother as the orangutan
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