LOP Compare and Contrast Essay Introduction: Was Life of Pi a true story of a boy stuck out in sea for 7 months with a Bengal tiger‚ or all a lie that constantly toyed with our brains? This was a question that always kept readers of the book and viewers of the movie perplexed about which story was the accurate one and is what made it such a success. In the movie‚ Ang Lee directs the story with his own take on a vast variety of visual details. The book however has many contrasting ideas and themes
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"Life of Pi" is so compelling to read and yet so difficult to truly understand. As I keep looking through the themes of religion vs. animal‚ I get even more confused. What is the meaning behind the animal story if the human story is true? What is the meaning behind the human story if the animal story is true? I myself believe that the human story was true and that the animal story was his metaphor for his experiences‚ but I am yet to figure out what each symbol means in the novel’s moral/theme
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However‚ religion has also divided man‚ causing turmoil amongst them about which religion is correct. It has even pushed man to war‚ not only physical but physiological wars as well. In the book Life of Pi‚ main character Pi is experiencing an internal war as he can’t simply choose one religion. Pi intertwines three religions and sees dilemma: “Hindus‚ in their capacity for love‚ are indeed hairless Christians‚ just as Muslims‚ in the way they see God in everything‚ are bearded Hindus‚ and Christians
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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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novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel and the poem “Tyger” by William Blake analyzes how humans need companionship in times of need and difficulty. Both works of literature examine the relief from uncertainty of one’s state and the feeling of reassurance. Through the examination of Life of Pi‚ the poem “Tyger” and the comparison and contrast between the two texts‚ it will become apparent that each text shows a version of relief from uncertainty through companionship. In the novel Life of Pi‚ it is exemplified
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How would one survive on a boat with one adult bengal tiger for 227 days? In the book Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ the main character Pi goes through many life changing experiences‚ mental stages‚ and loneliness. Surviving in the middle of the ocean with a lifestyle not fit for the sea‚ and a specific diet that changes real quickly. But yet with zero skills or knowledge about surviving‚ Pi survives a shipwreck with one hyena‚ one life boat‚ and one bengal tiger. When times got tough for Pi’s family
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chapter of Part Two comes to an end‚ Pi breaks into tears‚ crying the following words: "Richard Parker‚ a companion of my torment‚ awful‚ fierce thing that kept me alive‚ moved forward and disappeared forever from my life." In the world today where civilization exists‚ the idea of an innocent sixteen-year-old boy surviving his ordeal with a feral Bengal tiger lies beyond our concept of reality. However‚ it cannot be denied that the relation between Bengal tiger and Pi is depicted with great amount of
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William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies and Ang Lee’s film Life of Pi? The film Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee and novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding are both survival texts in which the protagonists must deal with a range of conflict. In Life of Pi the protagonist‚ Pi Patel‚ is a religious teenager who lives in Pondicherry‚ India with his small family. Forced to move‚ and start a new life with his family in Canada‚ Pi is truck with the challenge of facing great conflict and loss when
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Life of Pi “Life of Pi” written by Yann Martel is an incredibly philosophical novel that tells the story of survival. Pi Patel‚ a young Indian boy‚ is faced against the impossible when his family’s boat is shipwrecked and he is left stranded in a lifeboat with an interesting and potentially harmful group of animals: a zebra‚ an orangutan‚ a vicious hyena‚ and the magnificent Richard Parker‚ a Bengal tiger with a human like name. Throughout the novel‚ due to his situation of being stranded‚ Pi had to
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find what one is searching for and this will eventually lead to self discovery. Journeys allow individuals to extend themselves physically‚ mentally or emotionally as they face challenges. This understanding of mine has been shaped by the novel Life of Pi‚ written by Yann Martel‚ ‘Journey to the Interior’‚ a poem by Margaret Atwood and The Red Tree‚ a picture book by Shaun Tan. Yann Martel‚ Margaret Atwood and Shaun Tan use various techniques such as extended metaphors‚ symbolism‚ imagery and figurative
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