Life In Yann Martel's Life Of Pi

Take a minute, and pretend that you are a little kid again. Imagine that you are standing at the entrance of a zoo, eager to explore the mysteries that lay before you. Finally, you make it inside and are immediately hit with an onslaught of stimuli. You take it all in trying not to forget a single detail. Now that you are acclimated to these new sights, sounds, and smells, you set off to observe the different animals. At first you are fascinated with their ways, and you wonder to yourself why they behave so differently. You find yourself wanting to look away, but at the same time you are drawn closer to the animal. As you observe different animals, you may find yourself soothed by some of their habits, and come to appreciate some their routines. After spending the day watching all the different animals, you are fully satisfied and think that the day could not have been any better, and it almost was. Then you happen to hear the people next to you saying things like “It is not fair how these animals are stuck in cages” or “It is unnatural the way they are forced to live.” This story mirrors Pi’s spiritual life in …show more content…
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