The fittest person survives! The fighting man succeeds! He who fights to fit, will survive to succeed! In Life of Pi by Yann Martel the main character Piscine, also known as Pi is on a ship when tragedy strikes, and a terrible storm sinks the ship. As the only human survivor, Pi is not alone; a tiger named Richard Parker has also found refuge on the lifeboat and so did several other animals. In the novel Life of Pi, Martel uses the animals to create a self identity out of survival by portraying indirect characterization and simile.
Martel uses the animals to create a self identity out of survival by portraying indirect characterization. In the novel Pi states, “Without Richard Parker, I wouldn’t be alive today to tell you my story” (Martel 164). This shows how Pi and Richard Parker have grown closer over two hundred twenty seven days at sea. They both seem to have a special bond together because without Richard Parker, Pi would be left alone with despair. Richard Parker is possibly a distraction to Pi, which kept him from thinking too much about his family and his terrible situation. While spending many hours lying on his side Pi states, “I became attached to these oceanic hitchhikers, thought they weighed the raft down a little” (Martel 198). This shows how not only did the oceanic hitchhikers provide food for Pi …show more content…
In the novel Pi states, “She came floating on an island of bananas in a halo of light, as lovely as the Virgin Mary” (Martel 111). This shows how the orang a tang not only represents his mother, but it also represents religion to Pi and that is what helps Pi survive knowing religion is still around him. As the animals start to die Pi states, “To lose your mother, well, that is like losing the sun above you” (Martel 127). This shows how the orang a tang has died and Pi feels as if there is no use of survive at that point but he still struggles to make it
Martel uses the animals to create a self identity out of survival by portraying indirect characterization. In the novel Pi states, “Without Richard Parker, I wouldn’t be alive today to tell you my story” (Martel 164). This shows how Pi and Richard Parker have grown closer over two hundred twenty seven days at sea. They both seem to have a special bond together because without Richard Parker, Pi would be left alone with despair. Richard Parker is possibly a distraction to Pi, which kept him from thinking too much about his family and his terrible situation. While spending many hours lying on his side Pi states, “I became attached to these oceanic hitchhikers, thought they weighed the raft down a little” (Martel 198). This shows how not only did the oceanic hitchhikers provide food for Pi …show more content…
In the novel Pi states, “She came floating on an island of bananas in a halo of light, as lovely as the Virgin Mary” (Martel 111). This shows how the orang a tang not only represents his mother, but it also represents religion to Pi and that is what helps Pi survive knowing religion is still around him. As the animals start to die Pi states, “To lose your mother, well, that is like losing the sun above you” (Martel 127). This shows how the orang a tang has died and Pi feels as if there is no use of survive at that point but he still struggles to make it