Yann Martel uses similes to advance and evolve Pi's charter in chapter 94. "Doctors and nurses cared for me as if I were a premature baby" and "This beach, so soft, firm and vast, was like the cheek of God..." are two examples found in chapter 94 page 285 and 286. Yann Martel uses similes to show us that Pi is determined to survive and also what he does throughout his time on the boat. These similes make us feel like we can see what is going on looking though Pi’s eyes. Pi is very strong and determined and we can see that through the use of similes. In the first example of how Yann Martel uses similes he is comparing Pi to a premature baby, saying that the doctors and nurse were caring for him and looking after him as if he didn't know how
