Life of Pi is a novel written by Yann Martel. It is a tale of survival, hope and fantastical events that may at times seem unbelievable. In the story, animals represent our different personalities and shed light on the different facets of our society. The zebra, rather our vulnerability, the Hyena/evil, Pi, Orange Juice the orang-utan or more precisely maternal instincts and Richard Parker, the tiger Interact with each other on the tiny lifeboat that is life.
In Pi 's alternate story that he disclosed to the two Japanese investigators: Tomohiro Okamoto, and his assistant Atsuro Chiba, each animal was representative of a different character we had already met before the occurrence of the rapid sinking of the ship, following a hull breach that …show more content…
The hyena, and in Pi’s second tale, the cook are both representative of truly pure evil. It’s much easier to understand the motives of the hyena, it’s a wild animal that naturally prey on weakened animals, so it should not come as a surprise that it would eat a wounded zebra and attack an orang-utan. The cook on the other hand shows the true nature of human evil, doing anything as long as we are satisfied in the end, not caring about the consequences and the results of our actions on those around us. It’s impossible to explain the actions of the heinous cook in accordance with the actions of the spotted hyena because we can never justify his actions with reasons such as animal instincts. The comparison between the hyena and the cook therefore are limited to the doings of both characters in lieu of the personality and …show more content…
The rising sun was behind her. Her flaming hair looked stunning” (Martel). Pi’s mom is called Gita and she empathises immensely with Piscine; she’s very sympathetic when Pi’s father teaches him a lesson about dangerous animals when he tries to feed Richard Parker. Gita defends Pi when his father opposes to his love for various religions and tells him that he is not progressing. She tells his father that "Perhaps Piscine is marching to a different drumbeat of progress" (Martel) and Santosh Patel, the father, does not agree with Gita defending Pi: “You’re defending the boy? You don’t mind that he’s fancying himself a Muslim?” (Martel). In Pi Patel’s replacement story, the one without any animals, Gita Patel courageously criticizes the despicable cook but unfortunately loses her life doing so. Orange Juice is a lot like Gita, she functions as the moral center of the lifeboat. Orange Juice was seasick, like Pi in the life boat and according to shmoop “It 's almost as if Orange Juice takes on the burden of their collective seasickness, and bears that load.” (Shmoop Editorial Team) Although Orange Juice shows courage and strength when she tried to fight the hyena, she is not ruthless and her fear prevented her from killing the spotted hyena. Orange
In Pi 's alternate story that he disclosed to the two Japanese investigators: Tomohiro Okamoto, and his assistant Atsuro Chiba, each animal was representative of a different character we had already met before the occurrence of the rapid sinking of the ship, following a hull breach that …show more content…
The hyena, and in Pi’s second tale, the cook are both representative of truly pure evil. It’s much easier to understand the motives of the hyena, it’s a wild animal that naturally prey on weakened animals, so it should not come as a surprise that it would eat a wounded zebra and attack an orang-utan. The cook on the other hand shows the true nature of human evil, doing anything as long as we are satisfied in the end, not caring about the consequences and the results of our actions on those around us. It’s impossible to explain the actions of the heinous cook in accordance with the actions of the spotted hyena because we can never justify his actions with reasons such as animal instincts. The comparison between the hyena and the cook therefore are limited to the doings of both characters in lieu of the personality and …show more content…
The rising sun was behind her. Her flaming hair looked stunning” (Martel). Pi’s mom is called Gita and she empathises immensely with Piscine; she’s very sympathetic when Pi’s father teaches him a lesson about dangerous animals when he tries to feed Richard Parker. Gita defends Pi when his father opposes to his love for various religions and tells him that he is not progressing. She tells his father that "Perhaps Piscine is marching to a different drumbeat of progress" (Martel) and Santosh Patel, the father, does not agree with Gita defending Pi: “You’re defending the boy? You don’t mind that he’s fancying himself a Muslim?” (Martel). In Pi Patel’s replacement story, the one without any animals, Gita Patel courageously criticizes the despicable cook but unfortunately loses her life doing so. Orange Juice is a lot like Gita, she functions as the moral center of the lifeboat. Orange Juice was seasick, like Pi in the life boat and according to shmoop “It 's almost as if Orange Juice takes on the burden of their collective seasickness, and bears that load.” (Shmoop Editorial Team) Although Orange Juice shows courage and strength when she tried to fight the hyena, she is not ruthless and her fear prevented her from killing the spotted hyena. Orange