“Time is an illusion that only makes us pant” (Martel, Life of Pi, 2012, p. 192), is a famous quote from the novel, Life of Pi by Yann Martel. The main character in the novel, Piscine Molitor Patel, survived the journey on a life boat, because of his ability to forget time. In this essay there are going to be discussed how Pi’s survival depended on his ability to forget time in order to survive and how time can be seen as an illusion. There are also going to discussed how we as people can sometimes feel imprisoned by time.
Time is defined as the duration in which all things happen, or the precise instant that something occurs. The definition of illusion is something that deceives by causing a false or misleading impression of what really occurred. When a person has got absolutely nothing to do then time might become an illusion for that person. Whereas if somebody has a number of tasks to be completed in a specific amount of time then time will be of great importance to him/her.
Pi says that time is an illusion and that it means absolutely nothing. He believes that time is something we create in our minds and that it can’t add significance to life. Significance comes from experiences - Pi says that is what he can recall. Once the ship that Pi was on …show more content…
190). Pi had a lot of time to think about the loss of his family and all the great memories they shared that it made him think about giving up. He had his daily ritual to keep his mind off of all his losses and the time that had passed. “I kept myself busy. That was one key to my survival” (Martel, Life of Pi, 2012, p. 190). Pi also used his time to think of ways to get rid of Richard Parker by putting six possible plans together that might help him get rid of the dangerous animal with
Time is defined as the duration in which all things happen, or the precise instant that something occurs. The definition of illusion is something that deceives by causing a false or misleading impression of what really occurred. When a person has got absolutely nothing to do then time might become an illusion for that person. Whereas if somebody has a number of tasks to be completed in a specific amount of time then time will be of great importance to him/her.
Pi says that time is an illusion and that it means absolutely nothing. He believes that time is something we create in our minds and that it can’t add significance to life. Significance comes from experiences - Pi says that is what he can recall. Once the ship that Pi was on …show more content…
190). Pi had a lot of time to think about the loss of his family and all the great memories they shared that it made him think about giving up. He had his daily ritual to keep his mind off of all his losses and the time that had passed. “I kept myself busy. That was one key to my survival” (Martel, Life of Pi, 2012, p. 190). Pi also used his time to think of ways to get rid of Richard Parker by putting six possible plans together that might help him get rid of the dangerous animal with