To begin, “Life of Pi” and “The Story of Keesh” they show how both characters find the strength to survive in their extreme environment In “The Story of Keesh”, Keesh lives in a hostile village, in “Life of Pi” Pi is in a threatening environment, but in both stories they gain strength to do what they need to survive.
According to the story, Keesh goes to the council to complain about the meat he’s being apportioned they’re rude to him. On page 62 the council says “He is no man that he should talk to men and graybeards”. Even though they say this to Keesh he speaks up again and tells them he will hunt his own meat and apportion it equally for the village. After a few days he comes back and isn’t empty handed, he brings back fresh killed meat across his shoulder as well as two cubs and a mother bear. The council is suspicious and accuses him of witchcraft, but Keesh proves to them that he used headcraft. He found the mental strength to make an invention that kills bears easily and in a less dangerous way.
As it states in the text the ship Pi and his parents were on (along with their zoo …show more content…
When the council told Keesh he was just a child and could not speak at council, he proved to them that he could hunt the bear and that he was a better hunter then the other men. He was smart enough to come up with an invention to easily kill the bear without really getting in harms way. Pi was stranded, starving, thirsty and was with a vicious tiger. Although Pi had lost all hope he still looked for food and water. Once he finds food and water he knows that he has to tame Richard Parker, in order for both of them to stay alive. In conclusion, these two stories, “Life of Pi” and “The Story of Keesh”, show how during threatening and hostile situations you have the strength to do what you need to do. Although you lose hope and people don’t believe in you, you can prove them wrong and find strength within
According to the story, Keesh goes to the council to complain about the meat he’s being apportioned they’re rude to him. On page 62 the council says “He is no man that he should talk to men and graybeards”. Even though they say this to Keesh he speaks up again and tells them he will hunt his own meat and apportion it equally for the village. After a few days he comes back and isn’t empty handed, he brings back fresh killed meat across his shoulder as well as two cubs and a mother bear. The council is suspicious and accuses him of witchcraft, but Keesh proves to them that he used headcraft. He found the mental strength to make an invention that kills bears easily and in a less dangerous way.
As it states in the text the ship Pi and his parents were on (along with their zoo …show more content…
When the council told Keesh he was just a child and could not speak at council, he proved to them that he could hunt the bear and that he was a better hunter then the other men. He was smart enough to come up with an invention to easily kill the bear without really getting in harms way. Pi was stranded, starving, thirsty and was with a vicious tiger. Although Pi had lost all hope he still looked for food and water. Once he finds food and water he knows that he has to tame Richard Parker, in order for both of them to stay alive. In conclusion, these two stories, “Life of Pi” and “The Story of Keesh”, show how during threatening and hostile situations you have the strength to do what you need to do. Although you lose hope and people don’t believe in you, you can prove them wrong and find strength within