contradictory ideas. For instance in the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel portrays that religion is essential in a person’s life through the experiences of the protagonist‚ Pi Patel. Through one of Pi’s experiences Martel shows that religion can be used as a medium to ease self-burden. In addition religion provides a sense of comfort‚ and security through the presence of an eternal higher entity. Lastly religion gives people a sense of direction in life. It can be argued that a true connection with god
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CHAPTER I ABSTRACT People in malls‚ buildings or other public places prefer to choose the elevator or escalator to the stairs. It is very common to find the stairs empty and the elevator or escalators crowded with people. The following report highlights how music can be used to encourage people to take the stairs. With the creation of an interactive piano the developer hopes to create an immersive and interactive environment for people using the stairs. Apart from encouraging the use of stair‚ the
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also known as Pi Ravi Patel – Pi’s older brother by three years Santosh Patel – Pi’s father‚ owns a zoo in Pondicherry‚ India Gita Patel – Pi’s Mother Satish Kumar – Pi’s biology teacher in Pondicherry Father Martin – A catholic priest that introduces Pi to the catholic faith Satish Kumar – A Muslim mystic that shares the same name with Pi’s biology teacher Hindu Pandit – A man whom is never named‚ he becomes very angry at Pi for practicing religions other than his own Pi Patel‚ a Hindu
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Karanvir Dhami Ms. Yu ENG3U March 7‚ 2011 Symbolism in Life of Pi In Life of Pi there are many literary devices used to present the different themes in the novel. The main literary device used in Life of Pi is symbolism. Symbolism is often used to represent an object to something else‚ either by association or by resemblance. Most of the names of animals‚ objects and even humans in this novel have a symbolic meaning. In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi‚ symbolism such as pi’s name‚ the colour orange and the
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Theme of Life of Pi In the book Life of Pi‚ Religion is the most dominant theme in the story‚ influencing the main character as well as progressing the plotline religion is a predominant aspect of Pi’s life throughout the book. At the beginning‚ Pi talks of how his two majors at university are religion and zoology. Pi says “many people seem to loose God along life’s way. That was not my case.”(Martel 59). He refers to how he has always been interested in God and religion and how he has explored
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In the Life Of Pi‚ the author uses symbolic archetypes such as the “the journey” or “the loyal companion” to divulge that we as humans have evolved as a group to frequently rely on each other for the basic resources that are key to survival‚ therefore‚ needing companionship/communication because the reality of isolation would tear us apart. By way of explanation‚ humans are reliant on each other‚ and communicating to one another fulfills ourselves and makes us a stronger and healthier individual
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Life of Pi Essay Kamalpreet. Singh The Life of Pi was a story about a boy Indian boy named Piscine Patel was stranded at sea for 222 days after his ship which was going to Canada with his family sank. The story starts with him growing up as a child and practicing on his own accord many different cultures such as Hinduism‚ Islam and Christianity as this is happening the amount of money the zoo makes compared to the work they do coupled with his fathers will to stay with the times‚ forces his
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel The life of Pi is a novel based on the life of a 16 year old boy Piscine Patel‚ or Pi for short. Pi explains to the reader the reasoning behind his very unusual name. He gets this from the French translation of pool‚ which is Piscine‚ and from a pool in Paris‚ in which his best friend used to swim in. He shortened his name to escape the taunting “Pissing Patel” “He raised his arm‚ pointed at me and shouted‚ "It’s Pissing Patel!" And he therefor renamed himself after
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Life of Pi: The Importance of Storytelling What is the importance of storytelling? What are stories for? In the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel considers these questions as he writes about a boy who survived in a lifeboat with a Bengal Tiger. Martel elaborates on the theme of storytelling as a coping mechanism. “That’s what fiction is about‚ isn’t it‚ the selective transforming of reality? The twisting of it to bring out its essence?” Martel writes this within the first few pages of the Life of
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In “the story of Keesh”‚ it talks about Keesh‚ how he went to hunt for more meat just like his father did when his father was alive. In the story of Life of Pi‚ it talks about Pi how he is stranded in the middle of the ocean on a lifeboat with a tiger (Richard Parker)‚ with nothing to eat or drink. The author explains the extreme areas of living of Keesh and Pi. It explains how Keesh survived during his time while hunting out for more meat. It explains how Pi was living alone with a Richard Parker
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