Life Of Pi Persuasive Essay

Francis Adirubasamy claimed that his story would make one believe in God. After reading his novel, I believe his claim to be true. “The Life of Pi” is a story that provides evidence that God is here to take care of us. This is because of the extraordinary tale of survival that he told. I believe that the survival of Pi seems to be extremely unlikely and there does not seem to be a logical way to explain his survival, except that God was with him, which is why Adirubasamy made his claim. Adirubasamy probably felt justified in making his claim, that his story would make one believe in God, because his story can only be explained through examples of scripture and God’s grace. There are a few reasons why I believe Adirubasmy was able to justify …show more content…
On page 152, a rat appeared just when Richard Parker was getting ready to attack Pi. Pi was able to give the rat to Richard Parker saving his life. On page 180, Pi was having trouble fishing and was getting hungry, until a school of flying fish and Dorados came to the life boat. So many fish hit Pi, he stated that “I received cuts and bruises all over his body.” (180) This is similar to the story told in the New Testament, when the fishermen were trying to catch fish, but none were appearing in their nets. Jesus told them to cast out their nets again and when they did the nets were filled with so much fish the boat nearly capsized. Also, when Pi was running out of water, his solar stills that he put out were filled. This proves what has said over and over again in the Bible, the Lord will always provide. All of these examples in the book show that God was with Pi the entire duration of the story. This proves that Adirubasamy’s claim is accurate. “The Life of Pi” does make one believe in God. He most likely read the Bible and saw how his story related to it, which made him justify his claim. “The Life of Pi” is a great book that will make one change his or her view on their life and