Life Of Pi Survival Research Paper

The Way of Life What exactly is survival? Survival is about staying alive, whether it is physically or mentally. Getting the resources needed to help stay alive, and having the capability of living in harsh conditions can be really difficult. Surviving mentally and physically takes a lot of energy and commitment to help get through tough times. Surviving physically takes a lot of strength, stamina, and knowledge to help keep people from dying. Hunting for food or relying on luck like “Life Below Zero” can be very risky. Surviving mentally is also an important key for staying alive. If you don’t have the capability of believing you’ll make it out alive, there's a good chance you won’t. Keeping yourself sane is also very important, because going crazy would eventually lead to doubt and possible thoughts of suicide. In the book “Life of Pi”, Pi had to keep himself sane when he was on the lifeboat with Richard Parker. Survival comes in different ways, and possessing both physical and …show more content…
As Pi said, “You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it” (Martel). Being physically fit plays a big role in survival. If you were unhealthy it would be more challenging to stay alive, than if you were. Running from danger, lifting heavy objects to build a shelter, and climbing things to possess important things, takes a lot of energy to obtain the things needed to survive. In the book “Into The Wild”, McCandless writes a note the he is near death and needs help. “I need your help. I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out of here. I am alone. This is no joke. In the name of God, please remain to save me. I am out collecting barrie's close by and shall return this evening. Thank you, Chris McCandless” (Mccandless). With no phone or any sort of communication, he can’t contact anyone for help. Therefore he can only hope that someone will come by and see his note to help him stay