The Real Story of Pi’s Journey
What it would be like to live with one of nature’s most dangerous animals? In the book, The Life of Pi, Pi is on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger for 227 days. The reader will learn about his journey and how he survived with the tiger. Interactions or life outside the wilderness with nature’s most dangerous may seem impossible; but loyalty and dominance have not been taken into consideration.
Regardless of the animal, they can show loyalty as long as there is love and care shown. Animals show loyalty to the ones who feed them, take care of them, and love them. For example, ”This was the terrible cost of Richard Parker. He gave me a life, my own, but at the expense of taking one. (Martel, 139)” Richard Parker knew who took care of him, and when Pi was in trouble Richard Parker showed his loyalty by protecting him.
Dominance is shown by an animal when they feel like they have a possible replacement. Many animals will show their dominance by urinating to mark their territory. For example, “I always made sure I was there before him, copiously marking my territory with urine so that he didn’t forget who was who and what was whose. (Martel 148)” This is how Pi showed Richard Parker, who held the dominance along their journey. …show more content…
The reasons being many are not familiar to human interactions, are carnivores, and they fight for dominance. For example, “Accidental cannibalism is a common occurrence during the excitement of a feeding; in reaching for a bite of zebra, a hyena will take in the ear or nostril of a clan member, no hard feelings intended. The hyena feels no disgust at this mistake. (Martel 65)” This is why many disagree with Pi’s interactions with Richard Parker, and the hyena because of the violence between the animal’s own
What it would be like to live with one of nature’s most dangerous animals? In the book, The Life of Pi, Pi is on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger for 227 days. The reader will learn about his journey and how he survived with the tiger. Interactions or life outside the wilderness with nature’s most dangerous may seem impossible; but loyalty and dominance have not been taken into consideration.
Regardless of the animal, they can show loyalty as long as there is love and care shown. Animals show loyalty to the ones who feed them, take care of them, and love them. For example, ”This was the terrible cost of Richard Parker. He gave me a life, my own, but at the expense of taking one. (Martel, 139)” Richard Parker knew who took care of him, and when Pi was in trouble Richard Parker showed his loyalty by protecting him.
Dominance is shown by an animal when they feel like they have a possible replacement. Many animals will show their dominance by urinating to mark their territory. For example, “I always made sure I was there before him, copiously marking my territory with urine so that he didn’t forget who was who and what was whose. (Martel 148)” This is how Pi showed Richard Parker, who held the dominance along their journey. …show more content…
The reasons being many are not familiar to human interactions, are carnivores, and they fight for dominance. For example, “Accidental cannibalism is a common occurrence during the excitement of a feeding; in reaching for a bite of zebra, a hyena will take in the ear or nostril of a clan member, no hard feelings intended. The hyena feels no disgust at this mistake. (Martel 65)” This is why many disagree with Pi’s interactions with Richard Parker, and the hyena because of the violence between the animal’s own