Comparison Of Hemmingway And Life Of Pi

In the book Life of Pi the author Yann Martel wrote about a young boy named Pi Patel surviving on a lifeboat by himself. Throughout the entire book Pi was very close to religion and in the end his religions were the main reason he had survived. At the start of the book Yann Martel introduces three religions, Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism. There are three main points that aided in Pi’s survival. One being that Pi was open to religions and started to follow the Islamic faith. The second reason is that Islam believed that one should pray five times a day, and Pi did exactly this. The last reason is that the religion

Pi feels it is okay to practice all three religions because they all have one goal or purpose which is the belief in God. Since each story he has heard is different, it does not take away from the main moral. This ties in with the imagination aspect because no matter how a story is told, the end result is the same. An example of this is when he is confronted and surrounded by the Priest, Pandit, and Imam. His response as to why he was practicing Hindu, Christian and Muslim faiths was, “Bapu Gandhi said, ‘All religions are true.’ I just want to love God.”(Page 76) Believing in all three religions is something Pi feels is important to him because he is just trying to love and pray to God in as many ways as possible. Although the stories are interesting, it doesn’t really matter how you got to the ending if the purpose of the story is the equal. The important of Pi’s imagination is triggered by this and has later gone into great effect. The religions he practices represent hat behind every reason, everyone has their own way of saying it, whether it be fiction or non-fiction.

Humans generally face struggles in their lifetime. Such struggles could be within themselves or with someone or something else but commonly stem from some sort of opposition in lifestyle. In Yann Martel’s novel, Life of Pi, Pi’s passion for personal survival conflicts with his moral obligations to himself internally, morphing his external character.

The way Pi acts throughout his journey suggests that having faith is one of the most important practises to learn as it can give an individual hope. Pi has a strong connection to all his practising faiths: Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism. Society is set to have many unspoken rules that we must abide by to

In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, religion relates to his ability to survive, as Pi struggles through many different challenges that are thrown in his direction. Pi goes through daily battles while stuck on the boat that seem to last forever. In the story, Pi has to learn to adapt and overcome this war he's stuck in. During the crusades, religions get pushed around and forced into dire situations leaving them with only the hope that they will survive.

As explained in the book, Pi follows three different religions; Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity. Pi is extremely interested in all three religions and tries to find himself through religion. Although, he does not understand why he can’t follow all three religions. “But he can’t be a Hindu, a Christian and a Muslim. It’s impossible. He must choose.” (76) This thread represents that he dedicates himself to the things he believes in and will fight for what he believes in. Even when his family disagreed with his decision of following all three religions, he still fought for what he believed.

The Life of Pi is a book filled with many fantasy adventures that will have an excellent impact on what you may or not believe in. This novel was published in 2001 by author Yann Martel. Yann Martel is a writer who is trying to make sense of life, just like any other human being trying to deal with everyday obstacles. In this book we see that the protagonist, Piscine Molitor also known as Pi takes us through an adventure that will question our faith in religion. Pi is not pleased by only following his ancestors’ beliefs; he believes that there is much more to religion. In The life of Pi we see that Pi argues amongst his family in what he wants to believe in. His father is not at all religious and Pi has taken up religion as a hobby. Now Pi is a Hindu, Muslim and a Christian and he undergoes a tragedy, a shipwreck with his family on voyage to Canada from India. As he goes through this process it puts his faith to the test. At the time of this voyage he is a teenager exploring different beliefs and he sees nothing wrong with believing in three different religions. We can argue that there is a war between religion and science. Pi on the other hand does not argue with those of other beliefs, he calls the atheists his brethrens as well. “It was my first clue that atheist are my brothers and sisters of a different faith, and every word they speak speaks of faith. Like me, they go as far as the legs of reason will carry

In contrast to the background of Lord of the Flies, Pi, the main character in Life of Pi, has a relatively peaceful childhood. He grows up in the 1970s in Pondicherry, South India, during a time of peace and prosperity. Except for school bullies, he is largely ignorant of violence, bar the time his father exposed him and his brother to the dangerous tendencies of the zoo animals. Furthermore, Pi explores religion for himself, and while he does have values impressed upon him by his parents, such as not eating meat, he is largely responsible for creating his own unique set of values that revolve around three major religions.

When we hold, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, and Life of Pi, by Yann Martel together, their big ideas argue messages that are different, but end up complimenting each other because they both have different points between religion and both believe in some sort of “God” in their life. In both books the protagonist set of for a journey of self adventure and each character learns new valuable lessons and results in having self confidence and discovering their true adventurous and powerful self.

Pi’s life is also changed, from a boy living in India, to a deeply religious man, this great pilgrimage for Pi changes him to who he is when he tells the author about his journey from India to Mexico.

Since Pi continues to be a man of many religions, he cannot truly follow each of the religions individually, he must worship them in singularity, especially when it comes to his own survival, the last thing he thinks of is his religion. Aside from his little worshipping, he still uses his religion as a spiritual shield. He trusts his Gods to protect him and gets tested by his powerful and horrible experiences. Pi had to gain a testimony of each God he trusted or he would not have the confidence or mental drive to continue. This helps Pi to prevail; throughout Pi's life Pi had to worship one Providence but he grew to appreciate the help of more than just one Maker.

The novel Life Of Pi, is a written piece that explores multiple themes. The theme that stood out the most was Multiculturalism. Multiculturalism is the existence of multiple culture within one society. But in the novel, it was defined as multiple beliefs within one person. Usually people are only able to hold onto one culture, but Pi was able to accommodate three cultures and make them work. The most asked question in the novel was how can an individual be able to maintain three different beliefs. Pi answered this question by telling a story about the Hindu god Krishna. He states that as long as you don't forget why you believed in a religion in the first place, you won't lose the true meaning of it.

It is difficult to talk about the Life of Pi text without making a reference to faith, and the same goes with explaining Pi’s survival. Pi’s belief in pluralism and acceptance of the three religions, Hinduism, Christianity and Islam aid his future and is a crucial part of his survival at sea. His faith in knowing “so long as god is with me, I will not die” gives him the mental strength and will power to survive his ordeal. Even in the middle of the ocean, Pi practices all his religious rituals such as ‘‘solitary masses without consecrated Communion Hosts’’

From the very start it is revealed to us that Piscine Molitor Patel is extremely passionate about religion. In fact, the entire introduction and first part of the novel revolves around Pi expressing his love for all types of religion, and describing his beliefs for each and every one of them (Hinduism, Islam, Christianity). Pi talks about everyone’s confusion on which religion he supports, as they believe, one can support only one religion. “What is your son doing going to the temple? Your son was seen in church crossing himself. Your son has gone Muslim” However, when Pi is thrown out onto the lifeboat by the sailors of his ship going to Canada, I see a huge change in the intensity and amount of connections Pi makes to religion. On the lifeboat, during the first few days at sea, Pi completely forgets about all of his prayers. I believe that this is because Pi completely loses his faith when he is the only one to survive out of his family, and he is on a tiny life boat with a huge Bengal tiger, and a hyena. I think that Pi’s love of religion came from all of the hope stored inside of him. However,

The evident motif of religion plays a major factor in Pi’s life; however the author chooses not to focus on one religion specifically but instead enforces a glorification of more religions. Martel creates a main character who is a curious young boy who decides to learn about Christianity, Hinduism and Islam all at once. Even though Pi is primarily