In Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ A young indian boy is stuck on a small lifeboat with a 450-pound bengal tiger. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean along with one of the top hunters in the animal kingdom‚ fear often lingers in Pi’s mind. Pi reflects how fear affects the mind and body. He says‚ “Fear which is but an impression‚ has triumphed over you. The matter is difficult to put into words. For fear‚ real fear‚ such as shakes you to your foundation‚ such as you feel when you are brought face to face
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In the book Life of Pi a young religious boy named Pi is traveling with his family‚ and many animals from their zoo‚ from India to Canada. Along the course of the trip‚ their ship sinks‚ his entire family dies‚ and Pi is left on a lifeboat with a few of the zoo animals‚ including a Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker. Once Pi is finally rescued‚ he is interrogated to try to discover the cause of the sinking of the ship‚ but in the interrogation he tells his story of being stuck on a lifeboat with a
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TONE PARAGRAPH: IRONY There is a sense of irony in Yann Martel’s novel ‘Life of Pi’. “You are so bored you sink into a state of apathy so close to a coma…in your boredom there are elements of terror… and in the grip of terror -the worst storm- you yet feel boredom‚ a deep weariness with it all.”(p217) Pi feels terror yet in the midst of that terror is the ironic part; he’s bored. One would expect Pi to be hopeless while on the lifeboat‚ yet it’s the opposite. He is hopeful and believes one
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To be stranded at sea is already a difficult enough feat to deal with. To do so with a tiger aboard your lifeboat is even harder. However despite the struggle‚ Pi manages to accomplish it. Piscine Molitor Patel is marooned at sea after the Tsimtsum sunk in the Pacific Ocean. Along with a 450 pound Royal Bengal tiger‚ Pi struggles to survive. In Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel demonstrates the idea of safety through the raft when it becomes Pi’s territory and protection. After Pi overcomes his self pity
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Krystal Tam Mr. Wilson ENG4U 4 November 2014 Symbolism in Life of Pi Life of Pi‚ written by Yann Martel‚ has a complex plot. It is a story within a story. It is an adventure novel about a 16 year-old boy called Pi‚ who survives after the ship wrecks. He stays with a tiger on the ocean for 227 days. In the novel‚ the author uses various literary devices to present different themes. One of those devices is symbolism. Its presence is shown everywhere in the novel and it helps readers to truly understand
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Survival Essay Christopher Orobinsky Class: 831 Extreme environments are places where “normal” life finds it hard or impossible to survive. To survive in an extreme environment you need intelligence and the will to survive. In “The Story of Keesh” by Jack London Keesh kills polar bears to survive because he gets little food from the tribe. He does this by using his brains instead of brute force. In the “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel‚ Pi uses his brains to access food and water. In these
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The myth “The Magic Drum” is a myth created by the Benga people of Africa around the “Golden Age” this was a time described in mythology as a period in which humanity had recently begun and everything was agreeable. The myth is important because of what it says about the Benga people and why they told it. The characters and what they mean to the story‚ both inside and outside‚ is also a key factor in why the myth is told. An important idea to remember about this myth is what the Benga people were
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Our sole existence progresses with the barriers we encounter. An impending journey‚ grasping towards change and innovation can test our virtuous tenacity and knowledge in exchange for survival by a brief interruption. In the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel presents this intriguing journey when protagonist Piscine Patel (Pi) is lost at sea alongside with a Bengal tiger ( Richard Parker) ‚ after the family’s cargo ship sinks . Similarly‚ in the film Castaway‚ director Robert Zemeckis demonstrates this
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A practical application of the lessons in Life of Pi by Yann Martel At least twice in Life of Pi‚ Pi Patel faces difficult circumstances and is able to emerge unscathed by dint of a type of storytelling. In the first instance‚ Piscine Molitor Patel is being teased at school because his first name sounds like the word “pissing”. He takes matters into his own hands and‚ at his new school‚ introduces himself assertively and memorably at the beginning of each new class as “Pi”. He effectively restructures
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Ashley Larson Period 2 Mr. Randolph Life of Pi Comparison Essay Something Amazing The films‚ Life oh Pi and Big Fish have imaginary stories that are told through the lives of Pi Patel‚ and Edward Bloom. Pi Patel and Edward Bloom’s stories are very different‚ but at the end of both films the Japanese officials started to believe Pi. Similar to how Will Bloom‚ Edward’s son starts to believe the stories his father has been telling him. In each film the central theme is that the Japanese
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