Kumar in Pi’s life was the first person question his religious beliefs. He was Pi’s science teacher and believed that religion was a waste of time because everything could be explained through science. When he had polio it was medicine that saved him and not prayer so he saw no point in prayer or belief in any god. Mr. Kumar would end up being one of many who judged Pi for his religious practices; however, most would judge him for a different reason. When Pi’s parents and the different religious leaders found out that he was practicing three religions at the same time they were appalled. They told Pi that it was unnatural for him to belong to three different religions and that he must pick only one. When he refused to choose just one, word spread and everywhere Pi went he could hear people talking behind his back and felt them judging
Kumar in Pi’s life was the first person question his religious beliefs. He was Pi’s science teacher and believed that religion was a waste of time because everything could be explained through science. When he had polio it was medicine that saved him and not prayer so he saw no point in prayer or belief in any god. Mr. Kumar would end up being one of many who judged Pi for his religious practices; however, most would judge him for a different reason. When Pi’s parents and the different religious leaders found out that he was practicing three religions at the same time they were appalled. They told Pi that it was unnatural for him to belong to three different religions and that he must pick only one. When he refused to choose just one, word spread and everywhere Pi went he could hear people talking behind his back and felt them judging