Life of Pi seems to distribute many teachings and themes to the reader during Pi’s 227-day journey in the Pacific Ocean. Yann Martel leaves it up to the reader to discover which lesson shall be valued the most. Martel uses journey in Life of Pi to achieve the message of thriving through unlikely circumstances is possible with belief and perseverance. Martel explains how Pi uses religion to aid him in his survival efforts. Pi is also fortunate enough to have experience with animals from past encounters in his zoo in India. Religion and experience benefit Pi in his survival and further life. Following his unique journey, he continues to use these morals and beliefs along with his experience in his life. In Yann Martel’s message that thriving
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Experience is something difficult to gain without physically doing it, recreating it is impossible. It is impossible to prepare for a journey which Pi went through. Previous journeys in familiarizing himself with the animals at the zoo helped Pi comprehend the capabilities of these animals. If he did not have this past experience, Pi could have been potentially been in a worse scenario than he already was. Pi used his experience his dad gave him at the zoo to train Richard Parker from a serious threat to a survival companion. This journey in recreating Richard Parkers bloodthirsty mentality aided Pi in his effort to survive. If he failed to convert Richard Parker, Pi would have undoubtedly been eaten at some point during his voyage. Deciding not to kill Richard Parker is a vital point in Pi’s decision making in that Richard Parker inevitably kept him alive. Because of Pi’s 227-day experience, Pi learned lessons in way that could not be recreated nor prepared for. Pi moves on and shows gratitude toward his experience which ends up being vital to his life and what it would have held in the
Experience is something difficult to gain without physically doing it, recreating it is impossible. It is impossible to prepare for a journey which Pi went through. Previous journeys in familiarizing himself with the animals at the zoo helped Pi comprehend the capabilities of these animals. If he did not have this past experience, Pi could have been potentially been in a worse scenario than he already was. Pi used his experience his dad gave him at the zoo to train Richard Parker from a serious threat to a survival companion. This journey in recreating Richard Parkers bloodthirsty mentality aided Pi in his effort to survive. If he failed to convert Richard Parker, Pi would have undoubtedly been eaten at some point during his voyage. Deciding not to kill Richard Parker is a vital point in Pi’s decision making in that Richard Parker inevitably kept him alive. Because of Pi’s 227-day experience, Pi learned lessons in way that could not be recreated nor prepared for. Pi moves on and shows gratitude toward his experience which ends up being vital to his life and what it would have held in the