High Calls Low, Low Calls High
An evaluation of the themes of fear, faith, and nature, and how they influence the journey of Pi and Richard Parker
How could one understand the inner workings of the world so vividly through a story about a boy and a tiger? In Yann Martel 's novel Life of Pi, the limits of human faith and nature are explored through an extended metaphor of a ferocious Bengal tiger, Richard Parker, and an extremely pious young adult named Piscine, known as Pi to all. Pi decrypts the intricacies of the inner working of human nature, and in contrast, the limit of, or rather the unlimited force of his faith through his experiences on a tiny lifeboat with Richard Parker the tiger. Through his own exploration and discovery, Pi tames nature, and uses faith to bring hope to an otherwise fear-filled, desperate situation. What is faith? Faith is the strongest form of natural instincts that humans or other living things on the …show more content…
knowledge of these aspects of life effect it 's quality, and in Pi 's case, provide brand new insight on the world, on greater power such as God, and most importantly one 's inner self. It is expected that in certain situations, emotion may control action, and in these situations character is developed and one becomes a stronger individual through this experience. This is the basis of Martel 's book, since Pi experiences all of these troubles, and emerges a changed man with an incredibly broad, wise mind. He ultimately reaches a divine state of understanding in which he was one with nature, fear, and just as importantly God. This young man named Piscine experiences a variety of problems, and through faith, nature, and a little fear decides that "In dire straights [such as Pi]you too would elevate your thoughts. The lower you are, the higher you want to
An evaluation of the themes of fear, faith, and nature, and how they influence the journey of Pi and Richard Parker
How could one understand the inner workings of the world so vividly through a story about a boy and a tiger? In Yann Martel 's novel Life of Pi, the limits of human faith and nature are explored through an extended metaphor of a ferocious Bengal tiger, Richard Parker, and an extremely pious young adult named Piscine, known as Pi to all. Pi decrypts the intricacies of the inner working of human nature, and in contrast, the limit of, or rather the unlimited force of his faith through his experiences on a tiny lifeboat with Richard Parker the tiger. Through his own exploration and discovery, Pi tames nature, and uses faith to bring hope to an otherwise fear-filled, desperate situation. What is faith? Faith is the strongest form of natural instincts that humans or other living things on the …show more content…
knowledge of these aspects of life effect it 's quality, and in Pi 's case, provide brand new insight on the world, on greater power such as God, and most importantly one 's inner self. It is expected that in certain situations, emotion may control action, and in these situations character is developed and one becomes a stronger individual through this experience. This is the basis of Martel 's book, since Pi experiences all of these troubles, and emerges a changed man with an incredibly broad, wise mind. He ultimately reaches a divine state of understanding in which he was one with nature, fear, and just as importantly God. This young man named Piscine experiences a variety of problems, and through faith, nature, and a little fear decides that "In dire straights [such as Pi]you too would elevate your thoughts. The lower you are, the higher you want to