Piscine Patel, a young teen from India, has an unexpected journey with failure and accomplishment involved. Thomas Edison, a young inventor from the late 1800’s, went through many struggles and triumphs in his process of inventing the lightbulb. Piscine and Edison both followed a similar path that soon led to them both being successful. As they were working towards that goal, errors, mistakes, and trouble occurred. Trying hard enough should, in the end, led you to success. Thomas Edison and Piscine Patel from Life of Pi both had a similar path that involved failure, progression, and ideas that helped them reach their goals of success.
Edison is like Patel because he also would not stop at failure until his success was reached. Patel came …show more content…
Patel knew how to find and use his resources very well, which led them to success. Patel here explains what is going through his mind when he finds some resources, “I looked down between my legs. I thought I would faint for joy. The open locker glistened with shiny new things. Oh, the delight of the manufactured good, the man-made device, the created thing!” (Martel, 2001, p. 77). Patel looked around the boat until he eventually found a kit full of food, he also knew how to use it very wisely. Edison had a bit different scenario. Edison knew he was going to have to do his research on tools and resources if he wanted to succeed. His research started in the 1800’s and continued to work, “Thomas Edison’s serious incandescent light bulb research began in 1878, filing his first patent later that year,” ("Thomas Edison," 2011). Edison's hard work and research lead to him being successful despite failing several times, that brings us back to Patel and what he found. When Patel found and used his resources, he had a new look at the situation and provided him strength. Soon Patel found himself in situation where he might make it,“That tide of food, water and rest that flowed through my weakened system, bringing me a new lease on life, also brought me the strength to see how desperate my situation was.” (Martel, 2001, p. 80). Once he was able to know he could survive, he started to gain …show more content…
Patel had a lot of things going through his mind when he lost his family, and none of it was very positive. He missed his family, just like everyone else would, “I stood nailed to the spot, frightened and incredulous and ignorant of what I should do next. Down there was where my family was,” (Martel, 2001, p. 59). Patel knew he was going to have to power through it, despite the loss of his family and seeing the animals he raised get killed in front of him. Edison, like Patel, knew that they had to reach their goal since it was the only option. He strived for success and would soon reach it, “By November 1879, he filed for a U.S. patent for an electric lamp using “a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected … to platina contact wires”. The filament was made from a piece of carbonized thread,” ("Thomas Edison," 2011). Edison had finally reached his goal after at least a thousand failed attempts. Patel also had his hard work pay off in the end, making his hard work pay off. He body went through a lot during the journey,“When we reached land, Mexico to be exact, I was so weak I barely had the strength to be happy about it.” (Martel, 2001, p. 151). Patel knew he was safe when he reached land but still had lost a lot on his journey. In the end, both individuals were able to accomplish their goals because of the ideas and hard
Edison is like Patel because he also would not stop at failure until his success was reached. Patel came …show more content…
Patel knew how to find and use his resources very well, which led them to success. Patel here explains what is going through his mind when he finds some resources, “I looked down between my legs. I thought I would faint for joy. The open locker glistened with shiny new things. Oh, the delight of the manufactured good, the man-made device, the created thing!” (Martel, 2001, p. 77). Patel looked around the boat until he eventually found a kit full of food, he also knew how to use it very wisely. Edison had a bit different scenario. Edison knew he was going to have to do his research on tools and resources if he wanted to succeed. His research started in the 1800’s and continued to work, “Thomas Edison’s serious incandescent light bulb research began in 1878, filing his first patent later that year,” ("Thomas Edison," 2011). Edison's hard work and research lead to him being successful despite failing several times, that brings us back to Patel and what he found. When Patel found and used his resources, he had a new look at the situation and provided him strength. Soon Patel found himself in situation where he might make it,“That tide of food, water and rest that flowed through my weakened system, bringing me a new lease on life, also brought me the strength to see how desperate my situation was.” (Martel, 2001, p. 80). Once he was able to know he could survive, he started to gain …show more content…
Patel had a lot of things going through his mind when he lost his family, and none of it was very positive. He missed his family, just like everyone else would, “I stood nailed to the spot, frightened and incredulous and ignorant of what I should do next. Down there was where my family was,” (Martel, 2001, p. 59). Patel knew he was going to have to power through it, despite the loss of his family and seeing the animals he raised get killed in front of him. Edison, like Patel, knew that they had to reach their goal since it was the only option. He strived for success and would soon reach it, “By November 1879, he filed for a U.S. patent for an electric lamp using “a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected … to platina contact wires”. The filament was made from a piece of carbonized thread,” ("Thomas Edison," 2011). Edison had finally reached his goal after at least a thousand failed attempts. Patel also had his hard work pay off in the end, making his hard work pay off. He body went through a lot during the journey,“When we reached land, Mexico to be exact, I was so weak I barely had the strength to be happy about it.” (Martel, 2001, p. 151). Patel knew he was safe when he reached land but still had lost a lot on his journey. In the end, both individuals were able to accomplish their goals because of the ideas and hard