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    Pi Patel‚ the protagonist from Yann Martel’s "Life of Pi" overcomes many challenges spanning from his spiritual learning to his basic instinct and survival throughout his horrific adventures at sea. The protagonist‚ an Indian boy from Pondicherry‚ explores the different issues of religion and spirituality from an early age and survives 227 days shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean. Pi practices Hinduism‚ Christianity and Islam‚ having seen good things in all three religions. He says "I just want to love

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    what’s best for you. Seems like living a nightmare‚ doesn’t it? This is exactly what Yann Martel claims to believe be good for the animals in‚ “Life of Pi.” He creates zoos‚ a confined and controlling place and turns them to sanctuaries in the reader’s mind. Behold‚ fellow readers‚ this is the rawest form of manipulation. Yann Martel fails to present his argument objectively‚ especially since the voice he writes about grew up in a zoo (Pi’s parents were zookeepers.) Martel’s writing is obviously inclined

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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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    5 Symbols of Life of Pi

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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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    Yann Martel's Life Of Pi

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    Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi is the story of Piscine Molitor Patel‚ also known as Pi‚ who at the age of sixteen survived for 227 days on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean. The boat consisted of a hyena‚ an orang-utan‚ a zebra‚ and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker; later on the true story is revealed which is without any animals. Early in the novel the reader is told that this story will convince one to believe in God‚ each of the two different versions are a metaphor to understanding

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    describes how Pi loves God through Christianity‚ Hinduism‚ and Muslim. One day Pi and his family were at a park and there was a priest‚ pandit‚ and imam came up to them and said they wanted Pi to make up his mind regarding which religion he believes in. The wise men argued about which one Pi should believe in and he could not decide because he loves and is faithful in all. He replied‚ “Bapu Gandhi said‚ ‘All religions are true’ I just want to love God” ( 69‚ Life of Pi). Therefore‚ Pi states that he

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    Yann Martel's Life Of Pi

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    Language Arts Life of Pi is a deep read with a lot of important conflicts inside of it‚ a fantastic book for the future to read. It shows a lot of different aspects of life‚ the will to survive‚ symbolism‚ and humanity/ religion powers and struggles are displayed. Good things and negative things can come out of being a survivor from a shipwreck. A struggle for survival‚ faith in humanity and religion‚ and the power of symbolism are huge parts of this book but more importantly life‚ and the future

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    In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi‚ all attention is centered on the extraordinary life of Piscine Molitor Patel. He grows up in the Pondicherry Zoo in Southern India. He quickly develops a strong love for animals and is fascinated with every aspect of their lives. As he is growing up‚ he becomes a devout Hindu‚ Muslim‚ and Christian. When he is a teenager‚ his parents decide to try to achieve a better life by moving to Canada. They plan on taking the animals with them to sell to zoos in the United States

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    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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