Comparing Keesh And Pi

Survival in an extreme environment requires a sense of hope and the intelligence to use all available resources.In the story “Life of Pi” and “The story of Keesh” by Yann Martel, and by Jack London.Both authors describe the extreme enviroment that takes place in the story.

In Life of Pi, the main character is Piscine Molitor, though people call him Pi. Pi’s family was on their way to immigrate to Canada via ship, though the ship sinks in the middle of the ocean and the only survivors are Pi, an orangutan, a zebra and a tiger stranded on a lifeboat. Later on, the orangutan and zebra die, leaving a hungry tiger that is unpredictable and Pi who has limited resources, in the middle of the ocean. If Pi wants to not die and have a chance to survive, he must stay alive from the ocean and the tiger. Since Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with a tiger in the middle of the ocean with limited resources, Pi has to survive mentally and physically throughout the whole ordeal.

In the text, Life of Pi, the story portrays the elements of surviving in an extreme environment. The story portrays this by showing and explaining that Pi is in the middle of the ocean with only a tiger as his companion. Also in “The Story of Keesh”, Keesh, a boy who lived on the rim of the polar sea, lived in an extreme environment especially when he goes hunting. This is because polar bears are very dangerous to hunt alone and they usually kill their hunters. Both people, Pi and Keesh both show different ways of handling their extreme situations but they both survive the environments superbly.

When Pi gets stranded on the boat with the animals, this quakes his perfect reality from events going as planned to what he should do in order to stay alive.” He then had to accept the death of his parents and also his brother. pi being so haunted by the thoughts of Mortality, brought him to create mental blocks in order to eat raw meats and raw fish. The biggest obsticle he had to face was learning how to tame a Bengal tiger with no experience. “ I had to tame him. It was at that very moment i realized this necessity.” This quote conveys pi’s logical thoughts to his survival thoughts. This quote also gives pi the

In Pi's 227 days of being stranded in the sea, he has had many problems that have

Pi’s life before the boat crashing was full of hope and wonder. His presence was ethereal, making a purpose out of everything around him. His family ran a zoo, which gave him a tight-knit relationship with animals. Pi loved to try new things. He met new people which led to his exploration

Yann Martel's novel (2001) and Ang Lee's film adaption (2012) of Life of Pi harbour themes such as isolation and the extent one would go to in order to survive. The story is split into two parts, the first part focuses on Piscine "Pi" Patel's background and his religious journey. Part two focuses on Pi's predicaments while he is stranded out at sea for 227 days. The second section of the story is renown for Pi's situation with a tiger named Richard Parker. Not only does the protagonist have to focus on his own survival, Pi needed to be attentive of the Bengal tiger; all whilst dealing with his loneliness. Martel and Led convey the ideas of isolation and survivability through the use of several literary and stylistic features throughout the texts.

Pi’s collective knowledge from his friends and family provided an opportunity to develop a survival mindset and skills that would eventually help him survive through his journey.

To begin with “The life of Pi” is a story on how a boy survived a sunken ship which was caused by a massive storm. After the storm he is placed on a raft with 4 different animals that includes zebra, tiger, orangutan, and hyena. In order to survive he would fish for his food something the Native Americans would do. The Native Americans would let their prisoner John Smith

The ship sank, and Pi was left on a lifeboat with a tiger. Pi fed the tiger and kept his water full, it was comparable to a zoo habitat. The tiger and Pi bonded, Pi trained the tiger but when they got to land, Richard Parker, the tiger, left Pi all by himself. Richard Parker became Pi’s family, and was the one that pushed him

In both passages the characters’ perseverance and determination inspires their will to survive. In “The Lone Survivor” it shows the determination by Luttrell by saying, “Luttrell, the lone survivor, suffered several fractures, shrapnel wounds, a broken back and a gunshot wound… With an unbelievable will to survive, he defied all odds and evaded near-certain death.” Here it represents the terrifying circumstances he went through and his determination to get through this using his will to survive. Meanwhile Pi can also be described as having determination, for example in the text it

The novel Life of Pi By Yann Martel is a “fantasy adventure” in which the protagonist of the story, Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Similarly, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail is a 2012 memoir by American author Cheryl Strayed, describing her 1,100-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1995 as a journey of self-discovery. Life of Pi and Wild both share the insightful and clearly observed themes of isolation, survival, and Man vs Nature, however could be argued to be different from one another for the reason that Cheryl chose to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, while Pi had no choice in his unfortunate fate. These two exciting novels do an outstanding job of exploring the intense effect isolation can have on a person, the unbelievable extremes people will go to for the sake of survival, and the interesting theme of Man vs Nature. The most important and

In a short story named “The Story of Keesh” and a novel excerpt named “The Life of Pi” both authors, Jack London and Yann Martel, develop certain qualities in characters who find the strength in themselves to want to survive when in extreme situations. Both Keesh and Pi obtain three traits that help them survive in these extreme environments such as bravery, intelligence and strategic plans.

In his eagerness he came to close grapples with the bear, and his bones were crushed; but the bear had much meat on him and the people were saved.” This shows that due to the setting people had to resort to facing off intimidating polar bears, in a pursuit of food. In most situations, (for example: Keesh’s father) people had died or ended up seriously injured from just trying to get some food to eat! Throughout this excerpt, Keesh and the villagers have to survive the harsh conditions of the arctic, hunger, and terrifying predators.

Pi could survive on the ocean for many months is a miracle, and he even stayed with a tiger during the venture. He probably was eaten by the tiger, but he didn’t. In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, Pi survival depended on his past experiences, Pi not only survives, he becomes stronger due to learning how to swim when he was young, believing in three religions, and stay with animals for a long time because he father used to own a zoo.