Yann Matel's Life Of Pi

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.

Pi faces a very extreme environment and a very extreme situation when he had to keep the tiger alive. According to the text, “I was alone and orphaned, in the middle of the Pacific”, which was his only companion in the middle of the ocean on the lifeboat, to survive.(page 79) In the situation, even under the extreme circumstances Pi stays cool and collected and focus’ only on survival. With the mentality to survive, and wanting to end the pain of thirst, “I think it was this that saved my life that morning, that I was quite literally dying of thirst”(page 81), Pi decided that his life wasn’t going to end now. He

Survival - Pi`s struggle to keep himself and Richard Parker alive in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Pi not only as to find water and food for both of them, but he also has to protect himself from Richard Parker by imposing his rights and carve out a territory for himself. To live, Pi has to survive the elements that cause him pain and suffering, and can kill him quicker than Richard Parker can. Pi also struggles to survive boredom.” He does whatever he has to do to stay alive by using his survival instincts and resourcefulness, even if it conflicts with his religious beliefs.

Life of Pi, written by Yann Martel, is a story of a boy named Pi Patel. In the beginning of the story, Pi tells us how he is named after a swimming pool named the Piscine Molitor. His parent’s friend whom he calls “Mamaji” was a swimmer and tells Pi’s parents how that was the most elegant pool he has ever swam in therefore becoming his namesake. Piscine’s family was Hindu but as he explores more religions, he says he wants to practice two more, such as Christianity and Islam. Throughout the book, he is a very religious person.

Pi’s father, Santosh Patel once owned a Madras hotel, but because of his deep admiration towards animals, he decided to run the Pondicherry Zoo. Pi was brought up as a Hindu, and not far into the novel he discovers Christianity, and Islamic faith. Piscine finds much to be admired in all three of the

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

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

Next, Pi’s lack of food and water should have made his survival only last a few days, and with sharing resources with the tiger also depleted his stash even quicker. He made a list of all the items he had and he only had enough food to last 93 days and only enough water to last 124 days. Those would only last him as long as he used the proper amount everyday, and he used sometimes more than recommended and sometimes less. He should not have survived for as long as he did which makes the story even less

Characters- Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi)- In the pretext for the story, Pi is introduced as a shy, middle-aged man, recounting his story that changed his life. Throughout the story, Pi hints that the imagination is always better than the cold hard facts, which leads the reader to believe the story of his survival might be slightly embellished. Growing up, Pi devoted himself to studying several different religions, leading to his strong belief in god, and bonding with the animals in his father’s zoo. The novel tracks Pi journey from his childhood to how he ended up on a boat, trying to survive with a tiger as company. Used to living a very dependent life, Pi is forced to become self-sufficient when he ends up alone.

With the information given to us in the first 36 chapters in the book, we learn about his journey through the first three parts of the Hero’s Journey; Ordinary Life, The Call to adventure, and the Refusal of the Call. We start off in Pi’s ordinary life, where we learn that he was raised in a zoo in Pondicherry, India. This gives us through the rest of the book of the deep respect he has for all forms of

Firstly, Pi goes through a lot of struggles while lost at sea. He wars with himself on topics such as his views on religion and his decision

Pi’s life changing traumatic event came while aboard a ship with his family. The ship sank and all but himself and few zoo animals survived. Pi lost his family and had to survive under the worst of circumstances. He was without a great supply of food and water. Also, Pi was without a family. Inevitably, Pi suffered while lost at sea. The scorching hot sun and lack of food caused great punishment for his health. Also, the adversity led to the failure of Pi thinking he could withstand the trials of being a shipwrecked youngman. His courageous success of survival through the loss of his family and suffering earned him the title of an archetypal hero. Heroism is not only achieved by greatness; additionally, it can be earned through the brave conquering of death and

I would go on living.” (Martel 158) This quote shows that Pi was not given up on living. The only reason that made him would keep living is because of God. He used metaphor to describe the God as a shining point of light in his heart.

Pi is a devoted follower of three faiths. You would expect most people to give up on religion and life under Pi’s circumstances. He did the complete opposite by adapting to his environment. Even in Pi’s delusional mind he stayed true to his faiths. Bringing turtle meat for Prasad that probably kept him alive. When talking to Richard Parker about eating a leather boot he still didn't because “[he] is a Hindu and Hindus consider cows sacred”. His faith was motivation to live and what he kept him going.

In Life of Pi, the main character Pi Patel, lives his life in India where his family owns a zoo. Due to strict government regulations, he is forced to leave his home and move away to Canada. This issue occurs in the beginning of the novel much like in Shoeless Joe, where the main character Ray Kinsella, finds himself in a large