Adversity In Life Of Pi

In Life of Pi, Pi is on a boat with a Tiger trailing behind on a life raft. Pi feels obligated to make sure this Tiger lives because it is the only animal left from his family’s zoo; he wants to tame the Tiger.

The human story is the all around most reasonable story obviously. There is no way that Pi could survive nearly 300 days with such a big predator. Also being on a lifeboat with very limited resources it is clear that a bengal tiger would take advantage of Pi being there and kill him. Like stated in the book animals do not think about what they are doing, “‘I don’t think about it.’

In part two, life is constant battle of emotions for Pi who faces adversity throughout his two-hundred-twenty seven days on a lifeboat. In the beggining, Pi watches the Tsimtsum as it sinks swallowing his family in the raging waves. He is now the passenger of a lifeboat alongside a zebra with injured leg, a spotted hyena, an orangutan, and a sea-sick tiger. Below him a sea full of sharks; above him a tempest. Pi stricken with fear and grief, but he clings to survival like a child clings to their mother. Pi defenseless like a child only glares as the hyena eats away at the zebra; who is still alive. The hyena savagely decapitates the orangutan with its blood lust unfulfilled from the death of the zebra. Pi retreats to a the safety of a raft

When he was fifteen, Pi became a Muslim, but Pi’s parents figure about his religions as they sit in a restaurant and are confronted by Imam and Pandit. Pi talks to his dad about the 1970’s politics in India, his father moved the whole family to Canada because of the actions that took place. The family did not set sail for Canada until June 21, 1977, Pi’s mother made sure she had her cigarettes since she did not know if she could find her favorite brand in Canada, but she was also nervous leaving a place where she lived her whole life. As they were sailing aboard the Japanese cargo ship, it sunk into the Pacific Ocean and Piscine ended up in a life boat. He saw Richard Parker in the water struggling to stay alive, Pi rushes to save the 450 pound tiger. But then he realized how idiotic that plan was and dives into the

Survival is an instinct. Often times, in order to survive, people must shed a part of their innocence. For some, it may be subtle, taken in tiny bites along the way, and for others it could be in one traumatizing moment. Ang Lee, director of “The Life of Pi,” explores this theme throughout his film. Lee shows the viewer this loss in the use of imagery, lighting, and color. He takes the viewer on a journey through the eyes of Piscine Patel as his innocence and humanity slowly get chipped away and he is forced to do what is necessary to survive and the lengths he goes to to regain that lost innocence.

Life throws different sorts of hurdles at every individual. We are faced with new obstacles every day due to which we learn many lessons, but probably the most important instinct being survival. Some circumstances lead to hurtful experiences that undoubtedly teach us survival. The novel, The Life of Pi written by Yann Martel and Shakespeare’s Hamlet both have that in common. Pi and Hamlet both encounter life altering situations and to survive through it is all what matters.

Learning about Life through Adversity Individuals who are successful in their respective endeavours, can attest to the inevitable adversity they had to encounter and as well as having to adapt as a consequence, in order to achieve respectable results in life. Adversity is an essential yet humbling component of life, it can have a profound effect on an individual’s lifestyle. One can draw positives from the unique challenges of adversity, it ultimately comes down to an individual having to adapt when facing an exceptional conflict. The film, “Life of Pi”, sheds an unsurmountable light on human nature, outlining how humans react when faced with great conflict. Humans have varying responses to a life threatening situation, there is a common denominator

“Survival can be summed up in these three words- never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.” In both the article, “The Lone Survivor,” and the novel, “Life of Pi,” the characters face many challenges in order to survive. The quote relates to these characters due to the fact that they never give up. In an extreme environment their perseverance and determination inspires their will to survive.

When the Emergency ended eighteen months later, Ghandi ordered a new round of elections. Concerned about the sharp turns in government, Pi’s parents decide to leave their country and move to Canada . As an outcome of his decision, Santosh sells most of the animals in his zoo, save the tiger and orangutangs. A few days later, the Patel family boards a Japanese cargo ship called the Tsimtsum, which is headed for Canada. When sailing in the middle of the night, Pi goes onto the deck of the ship, only to be confused hen he sees Chinese men panicking and yelling at him. As he goes closer, they strap Pi with a lifeboat and throw him overboard. Unbeknownst to Pi, the ship is sinking and everyone on the boat,including his parents, has perished. Now, Pi is left crammed onto a 26 foot long life boat with the remaining animals from his fathers zoo-a Bengal tiger, orangutang named Orange Juice, zebra and, a hyena. Without hesitation, the hyena instantly eats the zebra and Orange Juice alive. The Bengal tiger,named Richard Parker, kills the hyena. Later on, Piscine and Richard split the lifeboat into their own territories. Day by day Pi slowly trains Richard Parker

“There is a magnificent intensity in life that comes when we are not in control but are only reacting, living, surviving.” In his book Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea, Steven Callahan discusses the power of instincts. Callahan was on a journey to Antigua when he got caught in a storm. His boat, the Napoleon Solo, started filling with water and he was forced to escape in a lifeboat. Afloat alone at sea for over two months, Callahan was forced to use his instincts to survive. He was left to the will of the tide and came to the realization that his life was truly unimportant in the grand scheme of things. In The Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee, Pi gets lost at sea just like Callahan did and has to use his instincts in order to survive. Lee

“I must say a word about fear. It is life’s only true opponent” (Martel 161). These wise words come from a young man named Pi, the main character of the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel. It is the fear-filled story of Pi, who becomes trapped on a lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific ocean and must survive the elements for a harrowing 227 days. In the story, Pi claims to have not been alone on the boat; he says he lived in the company of a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. However, one can suspect that Richard Parker is only a figment of Pi’s deteriorating mind and that he was created so that Pi could distance himself from the animalistic behavior and actions he was forced to resort to in order to survive. In Life of Pi, Yann Martel uses literary

One connection is the fact that the Bengal Tiger only makes one kill yet is the most feared animal by humans (Life of Pi Novels for Students Milne). The Tiger killed the hyena because it killed Orange Juice. This would make sense in the human version of the story that Pi would only kill once he has the anger and energy to kill his mother’s murderer. The tiger is symbolized as courageous and ferocious which Pi sees himself both as which is why he chose the Bengal Tiger. The tiger is very focused on survival such as eating and drinking, Pi has mastered this on his 227 day journey just like a tiger does in the wild. The tiger also symbolizes Pi’s inner animal coming out when his mom is attacked and is a turning point that shows what he must do to survive (Life of Pi Novels for Students Milne & Constantakis). Survival is one of the many themes in the Life of Pi showing what must be done in order to live on the life raft. Pi must do things he never thought he would ever have to do to continue living. For example he had to kill the cook to protect himself and to avenge his mother’s death. He also must learn that he has to keep his distance from Richard Parker and how to keep him satisfied so that he will not eat Pi. He also learns to provide food not only for protection from Richard Parker but also to feed himself so that he can survive on the raft. Another theme that relates to their

Yann Martel successfully conveys the attitudes of physical, emotional and mental suffering in his book, Life of Pi, because of Pi’s malnutrition of food and sleep, being forced to stray from his morals just to survive and the

At a point in the novel Pi’s father shows him and Ravi how dangerous all the zoo animals can really be. He says about the tigers: “Tigers are very dangerous. I want you to understand that you are never—under any circumstances—to touch a tiger, to pet a tiger, to put your hands through the bars of a cage, even to get close to a cage. Is that clear?” (Martel, 37) Now that his father’s fear of animals has been passed on to him, this could put Pi in a dangerous situation when stranded on the ocean with one. The story shapes and changes as Pi has to make a difficult choice when being near the tiger; listen to his father’s advice, or fight for his life? These events tie back to the main theme, willing to survive, by testing Pi’s faith to his father’s words, and whether he’ll be able to survive in a boat of wild

When having to face living in harsh environment, that person may experience starvation, thirst, the feeling of being alone or strand. In both “Life of Pi” excerpt and “The Story of Keesh”, both characters had either faced one or the other problem, and had to live difficult lives in different ways. But they both and difficult challenges to face. They weren’t just become successful in facing their problems by didn’t cry or give up, instead they toughened up and faced the challenge ahead of them like a true hero. In both “The Story of Keesh” and the book excerpt “Life of Pi” both characters demonstrate their bravery and intelligence when they are trying to survive in the harsh environments that they are living in.