Throughout history, many people have achieved success with the assistance from a strong belief and a source of encouragement. The belief in something or someone has become a necessity in attaining success or in overcoming great difficulties. In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi and Tim Burton’s Big Fish, this is evident as each main character depend on the faith of an eternal source, the self-confidence in oneself and the inspiration and assistance of a guide in order to succeed.
The faith in an eternal and infinite source have provided a necessary hope and sense of encouragement to those in times of need for the main characters in their individual journeys. In the case of Edward Bloom from Big Fish and Piscine Molitor Patel from Life of Pi; this became …show more content…
For Ed Bloom, he encountered many guides who assisted in his overall triumph. One of these guides would be Amos Calloway the ring leader of the freak circus who provided a reason to live and to work hard for Ed, to find and marry Sandra. Amos not only provided a path for Edward to follow but gave him the ultimate reason to follow it. Similarly for Pi, Richard Parker enacted the role of a guide, in order to survive. While witnessing the survival instincts of Richard Parker, it presented Pi a technique of how to overcome this devastating and difficult journey. Due to the experience with Richard Parker and seeing how the natural survival instincts worked with him, it led to Pi discovering the will to survive. It is most evident when Pi describes his reaction after seeing Richard Parker’s attempt to feed himself, “It was a dazzling display of might and speed. Actually, it was not so much the speed that was impressive but the pure animal confidence...Such a mix of ease and concentration, such being-in-the-present, would be the envy of the highest yogis”(Martel, 201). In both plots, a guide develops into a necessity for the protagonists’ survival and ultimate success. For Edward Bloom, Amos Calloway was a great influence in his initial start on his journey. For Pi Patel, Richard Parker enacted as a guide throughout his entire time on the
The faith in an eternal and infinite source have provided a necessary hope and sense of encouragement to those in times of need for the main characters in their individual journeys. In the case of Edward Bloom from Big Fish and Piscine Molitor Patel from Life of Pi; this became …show more content…
For Ed Bloom, he encountered many guides who assisted in his overall triumph. One of these guides would be Amos Calloway the ring leader of the freak circus who provided a reason to live and to work hard for Ed, to find and marry Sandra. Amos not only provided a path for Edward to follow but gave him the ultimate reason to follow it. Similarly for Pi, Richard Parker enacted the role of a guide, in order to survive. While witnessing the survival instincts of Richard Parker, it presented Pi a technique of how to overcome this devastating and difficult journey. Due to the experience with Richard Parker and seeing how the natural survival instincts worked with him, it led to Pi discovering the will to survive. It is most evident when Pi describes his reaction after seeing Richard Parker’s attempt to feed himself, “It was a dazzling display of might and speed. Actually, it was not so much the speed that was impressive but the pure animal confidence...Such a mix of ease and concentration, such being-in-the-present, would be the envy of the highest yogis”(Martel, 201). In both plots, a guide develops into a necessity for the protagonists’ survival and ultimate success. For Edward Bloom, Amos Calloway was a great influence in his initial start on his journey. For Pi Patel, Richard Parker enacted as a guide throughout his entire time on the