What Is Life Of Pi Essay About Religion

Life of Pi is about a sixteen year old boy named Piscine Molitor Patel who goes by Pi from India who was in a family of zookeepers and searches for faith by following several religions. On their way to move to Canada on a cargo ship with his family and his family’s zoo animals the ship sinks and all the survivors are Pi, a hyena, an orangutan named Orange Juice, a zebra, and a tiger. As the days pass, little by little the animals die and/or eat each other until the only survivors are Pi and the tiger. They both learn to trust each other enough to survive. Pi must learn how to fend for himself in order to find land and goes through several experiences that makes him doubt what he used to believe and try to keep true to himself.
The story first takes place in Pondicherry, India; where Pi Patel and his family live and are the zookeepers of the Pondicherry Zoo. Pi lives a life surrounded by animals and feeling in harmony with the animals around him. Pi loves living in India but when his parents propose moving to Canada with their animals to sell, he can do nothing but do so. Pi is does not agree with the plan but alas, he has no voice is the decision so he goes on a Japanese cargo …show more content…
Pi talks about how religion affected him in India and at sea. The stories of the three religions Pi followed taught him about patience and love, which helped him deal with the situation he was in. Another important theme for the book is the idea of story, which is clearly shown by the book being told from future Piscine telling the story. This theme is also shown once Pi gets rescued and is asked to tell what happened. Pi has been shown as being an honest and mature person through the story, yet his stories are not believed completely because of the roles of animals and the interactions he had. But nonetheless, his story was accepted and as Pi said in the beginning to the writer: “I have a story that will make you believe in