the existence of a god or gods‚ there are three 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‚
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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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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 religions. On his journey on the lifeboat‚ Pi encounters enumerable times when he has to rely on his faith to remain sane. “Despair
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Journeys Life standed on the sea is very grueling and risky. Only a few are able to face the challenging tasks of such a situation using their wits and persistence. In the book Life Of Pi and the film The Odyssey‚ the journeys of the main characters are surprisingly parallel‚ considering the works were written over 20 centuries apart. Both of their journeys contain stages similar to the archetypal hero journey‚ including the Separation/Departure‚ Initiation and The Return. Although both Pi and Odysseus
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In this quote‚ the author is talking about being creative and how creativity helps people get through life. The thing that got Pi through his journey was Richard Parker. Pi’s innocent self could not have made it through being stranded without his animalistic side. The “creativity” being mentioned is about how Pi created Richard Parker in order to survive. Without it‚ Pi would either not physically make it or mentally break down without a scapegoat for his conscious. The quote foreshadows the stories
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Bao Tran Mr. Wunker English 10 (IGCSE) 5th March‚ 2014 Throughout history‚ books are very important in everyday life‚ they are a primary source of information which gives a historical or present insight into the period in which it was produced. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: “Every burned book enlightens the world”. Emerson with the words play refers to the burning of any matter produces light‚ and light allows people to see more clearly. Thus the word ‘enLIGHTens’. Human read books to aim for
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English Literature Summer Task The Great Gatsby‚ Life of Pi and Great Expectations: The Opening Chapters The opening chapters of each of these three books are both similar and different in many ways‚ and succeed to keep the reader interested enough to carry on their journey with Pip‚ Nick or Pi. The way characterisation is put forward in these three novels is rather similar‚ in the fact that all three are written in the first person‚ giving the impression that the character in question is telling
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in Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ part ones content was necessary for the development of Pi in part two and three. Piscine Patel is a young man who is in a family of four; Ravi Patel his older brother‚ Mother‚ Father and himself. Pi has gone through tremendous loss and horrific events. The topic of how necessary part one was to part two and three is worth investigating because of; Pi’s commitment to God‚ Pi’s family values‚ family views and Pi’s animal influences. The events in part one in Life of
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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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In Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ Piscine(Pi) Molitor is taken on an arduous journey where he not only discovers his religious beliefs‚ but also makes sense of himself and the world. In Pi’s youth‚ he meets two incredible men to whom he says impacted his life the most. Both men‚ ironically‚ were named Mr. Kumar: one a religious baker‚ the other an atheist biology teacher. One of the many things these two men made Pi realize was that it is okay to worship god‚ as much as it is okay to believe in evolution
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