Lifeboat

Life of Pi begins with an unique hook in its author’s note. In the author’s note, the fictional author is struggling to come up with a new book concept. He travels to India for inspiration and this is where he meets Francis Adirubasamy, or better known as Mamaji in the book. Adirubasamy claims that he has “a story that will make you believe in God”. After he recounts on the story, the author is determined to meet up with the main character, and he was reeled into the amazing world known as the

The catastrophic sinking of the Titanic, over one hundred years ago, continues to drive scientists to search for answers. Was this simply an unfortunate maritime disaster, or did human error play a role in Titanic’s demise? Bruce Ismay, president of White Star Lines, had a dream. A dream, to build a magnificent luxury liner that would transport people across the Atlantic Ocean in style. With the help of the owner, John Pierpont, and ship designer Thomas Andrew Jr., the ship of dreams was soon a reality

RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning hours of 15 April 1912, after it collided with an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. There were an estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard the ship, and more than 1,500 died, making it one of the deadliest commercial peacetime maritime disasters in modern history. “RMS” The designer of the ship was Thomas Andrews. On 14 April, Andrews remarked to a friend

-The author meets Pi’s two children and declares Pi’s story has a happy ending. Part 2: - Pi finds himself on the lifeboat, and tries to rescue Richard Parker before he realizes the danger of having a tiger on board. HE doesn’t realize that despite the danger, Parker saves him from the other animals. - The narrator returns to the night of the official sinking and tells

Lit Essay conflict , character, symbolism Theme : Religion and Survival. Theme exploration : Pi is a very religious person, he is a Christian, a Hindu, and a Muslim at the same time. Pi is on a lifeboat in the pacific for 227 days with a 450 - pound Bengal tiger. Thesis statement : Staying true to yourself can be a very difficult thing, most people can’t do it, and so they lose some of the values which were taught to them by their families. Especially under pressure. Peer discussion with Jemuel

Have you ever wondered who sank the Titanic? Captain Smith was responsible for the sinking of the Titanic because he put the ship in full speed, he was ignoring the ice warnings, and there were no warnings for the people at the iceberg sighting. You may think that Captain Smith wasn’t responsible for the sinking of the Titanic because he had a lot of experience as a captain and he never crashed a ship. However he put the ship in full speed instead of slowing down. For example on the website

Why didn't she slow down, when she heard that there was ice bergers in the area. Also why wasn't there enough lifeboats for everyone on her? Why did she not slow down, when she knew there was ice bergers. Why was her crew not that smart? Why was her crew not prepared? I think she was just too happy to realize that there was ice bergers in the area. There was not enough lifeboats on her to save everyone for starters. Second of all, she wasn't prepared for any disaster. Third of all she wasn't paying

In the awe-inspiring novel Life of Pi, the author Yann Martel uses the color orange to symbolize survival and hope. Soon after the sinking of the ship, Pi expresses the significance of this color as it appears all throughout the lifeboat. He observantly states in his narration, “..the tarpaulin and the life jackets and the lifebuoy and the oars and most every ther significant object aboard was orange. (Martel 138)” Through this quote, the author establishes it as an indisputable fact that orange

At this time, the means of mass transportation moved out to the ocean which is why they existed to carry many people for these ships’ maiden voyages. Three different stratifications of society were able to travel by the waterways, as in the Titanic there were the three uniquely designed decks to meet each passengers’ financial expectations and lifestyles. The interior designing of three of The White Star Line ships were remotely similar as they may have one-upped each other as the previous ship sunk

Purpose is “the power of comprehending, inferring, or thinking especially in orderly rational ways”. In this novel, Pi lives on a lifeboat with a tiger for many days... but Pi senses and feels that Richard Parker the tiger, is a menacing animal that would try to pounce and harm him. When Pi came upon the existence of the tiger, he said: "There was a tiger in the lifeboat and I could hardly believe it, yet I knew I had to. And I had to save