A physical journey in a novel or story can be extremely important as it can impact the characters and affect the story as a whole. In the novel, "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel, the protagonist, a young Indian boy named Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi Patel) experiences a physical journey as his family who owns a zoo in Southern India is planning to sell it and migrate to Canada. However, on their way to the North American continent, they experience a heavy storm which causes the ship to sink and leaves Pi stranded on a lifeboat with dangerous animals in the Pacific Ocean. In the fictional novel, "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel, the protagonist "Pi" Patel experiences a physical journey where his journey emphasizes the savageness of human nature and addresses
