Pi's Character Imagery

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The Author Yann Martel uses imagery to advance his point of view that Pi's character is becoming hopeful yet weak. "...I was so weak I barely had the strength to be happy about it." Pi has been lost at sea for almost a full year . Pi had his ups and downs on his just but yet his faith has persevered through"...This beach, so soft, firm and vast, was like the cheek of god..." through his journey he keeped true to himself and richard parker . His love in God help him make it to land through faith. Pi's faith fluctuated when he was stranded out at sea, but Pi was ok and ended up being the last to survive the fatal

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