In the vertiginously tall tale, Life of Pi, Yann Martel blends fact and fiction with cunning charm. In the novel, an adult version of Pi tells his story to the reader. Pi Patel was named after a French swimming pool and then nicknamed himself after the irrational number. He survives 227 days lost at sea with a Royal Bengal Tiger until he arrives at the coast of Mexico. Life of Pi is a truly incredible book crafted by Yann Martel’s exquisite knowledge of mundane facts which help aid the legitimacy of the book.
Great novels have great authors and Yann Martel is no exception to this rule, he builds Life of Pi on an astonishing premise, full of literary playfulness. Although one can read Life of Pi as a charmed realist fable or an attractive allegory, most read the novel as a nail-biting adventure. When 16-year-old Pi is told that his family is moving to Canada on a Japanese cargo ship, he is extremely hesitant. Shortly after leaving India, there is a bad storm, where Pi is thrown overboard onto a lifeboat by the crew. The next morning he finds …show more content…
Although one can read Life of Pi as a charmed realist fable or an attractive allegory, most read the novel as a nail-biting adventure. When 16-year-old Pi is told that his family is moving to Canada on a Japanese cargo ship, he is extremely hesitant. Shortly after leaving India, there is a bad storm, where Pi is thrown overboard onto a lifeboat by the crew. The next morning he finds himself with an injured Zebra, a malicious hyena, a mature Orang-utan and a fearless Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker. In a tale of inspiration, Pi survives 227 days with the animals, growing closest to Richard Parker. Martel writes with such genuine immediacy, seasoning the novel with survival tips and zoological language, this strengthens the already exquisite novel to something more
Great novels have great authors and Yann Martel is no exception to this rule, he builds Life of Pi on an astonishing premise, full of literary playfulness. Although one can read Life of Pi as a charmed realist fable or an attractive allegory, most read the novel as a nail-biting adventure. When 16-year-old Pi is told that his family is moving to Canada on a Japanese cargo ship, he is extremely hesitant. Shortly after leaving India, there is a bad storm, where Pi is thrown overboard onto a lifeboat by the crew. The next morning he finds …show more content…
Although one can read Life of Pi as a charmed realist fable or an attractive allegory, most read the novel as a nail-biting adventure. When 16-year-old Pi is told that his family is moving to Canada on a Japanese cargo ship, he is extremely hesitant. Shortly after leaving India, there is a bad storm, where Pi is thrown overboard onto a lifeboat by the crew. The next morning he finds himself with an injured Zebra, a malicious hyena, a mature Orang-utan and a fearless Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker. In a tale of inspiration, Pi survives 227 days with the animals, growing closest to Richard Parker. Martel writes with such genuine immediacy, seasoning the novel with survival tips and zoological language, this strengthens the already exquisite novel to something more