Prattima Ramnarine
English
Life of Pi quote analysis
Thesis: The author Yann Martel uses language and technique in the novel Life of Pi to suggests that morality is a social construct, and when it comes to survival, we abandon our beliefs and values.
Arguments:
1. Piscine Patel was an innocent boy who wanted to try new things such as practicing three religions.
2. Piscine gave up mortality and made survival his number one priority.
3. Piscine abandoned the Rickard Park side of him when he was rescued and never looked back at the terrible things he had done.
Quote:
“Religion will save us,” I said. Since when I could remember, religion had been very close to my heart. “Religion?” Mr. Kumar grinned broadly. “I don’t believe in religion. Religion is darkness.” Darkness? I was puzzled. I thought, Darkness is the last thing that religion is. Religion is light. Was he testing me? (page 29-30)
Topic Sentence: Piscine was portrayed …show more content…
The flame- coloured carnivore emerged from beneath the tarpaulin and made for the hyena. The hyena was leaning against the stern bench, behind the zebra’s carcass, transfixed. It did not put up a fight. Instead it shrank to the floor, lifting a forepaw in a futile gesture of defence. The look on its face was of terror. A massive paw landed on its shoulders. Richard Parker’s jaws closed on the side of the hyena’s neck. Its glazed eye widened. There was a noise of organic crunching as windpipe and spinal cord are crushed. The hyena shook. Its eyes went dull. It was over. (page 166-167) Topic Sentence: The primacy of survival leads Piscine to get rid of his vegetarian beliefs without hesitation.
Context: The zebra and the orangutan were both killed by the hyena in the lifeboat. Later on, the tiger Richard Parker and the hyena got into a brawl where the hyena was defeated and killed.
Interpretation:
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English
Life of Pi quote analysis
Thesis: The author Yann Martel uses language and technique in the novel Life of Pi to suggests that morality is a social construct, and when it comes to survival, we abandon our beliefs and values.
Arguments:
1. Piscine Patel was an innocent boy who wanted to try new things such as practicing three religions.
2. Piscine gave up mortality and made survival his number one priority.
3. Piscine abandoned the Rickard Park side of him when he was rescued and never looked back at the terrible things he had done.
Quote:
“Religion will save us,” I said. Since when I could remember, religion had been very close to my heart. “Religion?” Mr. Kumar grinned broadly. “I don’t believe in religion. Religion is darkness.” Darkness? I was puzzled. I thought, Darkness is the last thing that religion is. Religion is light. Was he testing me? (page 29-30)
Topic Sentence: Piscine was portrayed …show more content…
The flame- coloured carnivore emerged from beneath the tarpaulin and made for the hyena. The hyena was leaning against the stern bench, behind the zebra’s carcass, transfixed. It did not put up a fight. Instead it shrank to the floor, lifting a forepaw in a futile gesture of defence. The look on its face was of terror. A massive paw landed on its shoulders. Richard Parker’s jaws closed on the side of the hyena’s neck. Its glazed eye widened. There was a noise of organic crunching as windpipe and spinal cord are crushed. The hyena shook. Its eyes went dull. It was over. (page 166-167) Topic Sentence: The primacy of survival leads Piscine to get rid of his vegetarian beliefs without hesitation.
Context: The zebra and the orangutan were both killed by the hyena in the lifeboat. Later on, the tiger Richard Parker and the hyena got into a brawl where the hyena was defeated and killed.
Interpretation:
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