In Yann Martel's novel, “Life of Pi”, Pi’s faith proves that one’s beliefs can change the outlook on life and enhance one's understanding of the inner self. For instance, Pi is trying to understand Mr Kumar's standing of not believing when Pi thought about how “Darkness is the last thing that religion is. Religion is light” (Martel 27). Pi saw religion as the sun in his world and struggled to comprehend that at times, others do not see it the same way. Mr Kumars point of view on religion was something Pi had never been shown, an idea that he had never even thought about. By being shown the new view, Pi realised how devoted he was to religion, how much it truly meant to him. Pi found himself in many religions, including Christianity. For
