instincts‚ had just killed a man. Pi‚ representing the civilized side of himself‚ felt sorry for the man‚ but he still stole all of his possessions‚ used his body as fish bait‚ and ate part of the man. He says “I will further confess that driven by the extremity of my need and the madness to which it pushed me‚ I ate some of [the man’s] flesh.” (284). This cannibalism ties to the other mentions of cannibalism in the book: when Pi describes how horrid hyenas are‚ and when Pi tells the true story where the
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In the novels Lord of the Flies and Life of Pi the sensation of fear is a prodigious presence‚ fear is inflicted in Lord of the Flies mainly because the boys’ sense of judgment and behaviour ultimately changes when fear conquers and fear is encountered in Life of Pi because Pi experiences genuine terror once his ship has sunk and several acts of violence are committed before his own eyes. Fear is all-encompassing in both novels and this can be proven through exploration of the characters Richard
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disenchanting‚ and enslaving than the life at sea." History and literature have proven this in many ways and Yann Martel’s‚ Life of Pi is no exception. Pi Patel‚ the protagonist overcomes many challenges spanning from spiritual enlightenment to basic instinct and survival. Coming from an unbiased spiritual background and having a vast understanding of nature and its creatures‚ Pi is a compassionate and intelligent boy. Like the classical hero quest pattern‚ Pi is forced into surviving at sea with
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From the outset‚ Yann Martel establishes 3 major themes in the text‚ Life of Pi. These themes being Belief in God‚ The Definition of Freedom and Storytelling. Belief in God is a major theme throughout the text‚ although primarily introduced throughout Part One of the book. Throughout the novel‚ Pi’s belief in God and love of religion is made clear by Martel. Pi’s love and knowledge of religion is so philosophical that he manages to transcend the classical divisions of religion‚ worship as a Hindu
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one‚ etc. Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi tells the story of Piscine (Pi) Patel‚ an Indian boy named after a pool in France‚ who sets sail with his family towards Canada‚ with their father’s collection of zoo animals. As soon their boat reached the open Pacific‚ it sank. Pi managed to get aboard a lifeboat where he was stranded for 227 days‚ with a wounded zebra‚ and orangutan‚ a hyena‚ and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. But the question is‚ did Pi Patel imagine the whole ordeal
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel is an incredible novel about the will to survive‚ the importance of storytelling and religious belief. The novel travels back in time to chronicle the journey of a teenaged‚ Indian boy named Piscine (Pi) Patel‚ as he embarks on an involuntary venture across the Pacific ocean. Struggling to survive‚ Pi must use his own knowledge to remain alive and sane‚ while sharing a small life raft with a fearsome 450 lbs Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Joseph Pulitzer once said‚ “Put
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Response The novel‚ “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel is about a boy who lives in Pondicherry‚ India with his family. It is about how he and his family decide to move to Canada with the animals they own and the tragedy on sea. The book explains how Pi survives life and it is narrated by the first character‚ Pi‚ who is older now and is looking back on his life and younger years. Pi and his family embarked on the voyage to Canada along with the animals when Pi was around 16 years old. In the midst
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should lie to your parents about the dent on their car or lie to your friends about getting lucky with that girl last weekend‚ but every so often a situation comes along in which a small fabrication will better warrant the situation. In the novel Life of Pi‚ the author Yann Martel tells a fantastic story about a young boy at sea‚ trapped on a lifeboat with a 450lb Bengal tiger. During their journey‚ the unlikely castaways face an epic adventure of survival; crossing paths with such characters as a
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Instructor Claudia Gresham English 113 24 February 2014 Literary Analysis of Life of Pi The novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel is an intriguing story of a boy‚ a tiger and their perils of life at the hands of the Pacific Ocean. There are many elements of fiction the characters of Pi Patel and Richard Parker. The setting of the limitless Pacific Ocean‚ the many different themes like survival and religion‚ and the symbolism of the color orange are all very important elements in this story that will
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line of the novel‚ Life of Pi‚ an outstanding novel by Yann Martel. The novel chronicles the journey of Pi Patel‚ a young Indian boy whose family decides to move to Canada with their zoo animals. After the tragic sinking of the ship‚ Pi finds himself on a lifeboat with the ship’s cook‚ his mother‚ and an injured sailor. However‚ the story Pi tells involves him being trapped on the lifeboat with a hyena‚ an orangutan‚ a zebra‚ and a tiger known as Richard Parker. In Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel explores
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