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In the novel Life of Pi, written by Yann Martel, a The Life of Pi teaches us that the companionship in the most primal of animals indicates the close similarities man and animal contain, especially within an atmosphere that lacks civilization. Throughout the book, Yann Martel fills in this grey area between man and animal by demonstrating that when both are under the line of survival, similarities arise, which in turn helps provide an interdependent relationship between the two opposite figures.…

In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, we will learn how animals and humans may share the same characteristics. According to Pi, we can see that whether it was a tiger, zebra, hyena, and an orangutan or a cook, sailor, a mother, and Pi, the story works with both sets of characters because humans and animals are very similar. Sometimes we do not realize that our actions in our everyday lives are feral but in this day and age it has become normal in society. Humans and animals are very alike, but in the end…

“Time is an illusion that only makes us pant” (Martel, Life of Pi, 2012, p. 192), is a famous quote from the novel, Life of Pi by Yann Martel. The main character in the novel, Piscine Molitor Patel, survived the journey on a life boat, because of his ability to forget time. In this essay there are going to be discussed how Pi’s survival depended on his ability to forget time in order to survive and how time can be seen as an illusion. There are also going to discussed how we as people can…

We all have a dark side. Whether we embrace it or not, however, is another matter. In the case of Piscine Militor Patel or Pi he had no choice but to embrace his darkness in order to survive. The author Yann Martel has written a fictional story that is laced with truth in regards to overcoming Pi’s inner demon in the form of a Bengal tiger. Pi’s own inner tiger is Richard Parker. It is Richard Parker that teaches him to embrace his dark side, silence his childish fears and how to beat all odds…

The story “Axolotl” by Julio Cortázar tells us the tale of a man who slowly transforms into an animal. The relation begins with the man explaining how he met the axolotls by chance one spring day. According to the narrator, the lions and panthers from Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, i.e., the zoo that belongs to the botanical gardens Jardin des Plantes, were his friends, but since the lions were ugly and sad and the panthers were asleep, he decides to go into the aquarium one particular morning…

Molitor Patel fought for his life, and was not giving up. Life of Pi is about a sixteen year old boy named Piscine Molitor Patel, who lived in Pondicherry with his family. In Pondicherry, his dad owned and ran a zoo. Then, the family decided to move to Canada for more opportunities. However, on the way there, the boat that had the family and all of the animals, sank. That resulted in Pi being stuck on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger for 227 days until he landed ashore in Mexico. The story is…

A good cover design attracts more readers. The cover of "LIFE OF PI" has a vivid picture which reveals the main characters, Pi and Richard Parker. The main colors of this cover are blue and white. This cover in which has the peculiar motion picture, the blue background and the title with large fonts successfully appeals to the teenagers. This beautiful picture reveals the main characters and shows the main setting of story. It suggests that Pi lives on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a…

To begin with, Martel keenly outlines Pi’s round character. This method of detailed character description allows readers insight into Pi’s early life and relationship with religion and animals. In part one, readers become acquainted with Pi’s zoo life and his quandary of choosing a specific religion. With this previous knowledge of Pi’s story, reading part two would be a perplexing string of Pi’s unexplainable actions. Another important contribution of Martel’s contribution is that he does not…

Respect for Other Species It’s Important to treat other species with respect because animals have emotions and want to live a long untroubled life, they also have many similar human qualities. In the book, Life of Pi, Pi practices Hinduism, He believes taking the life of another species is immoral. The reason behind his belief is that humans are reborn another species after they die, it’s just like killing a human. Pi describes in vivid detail of how his father fed a goat to a tiger, to prove…

main idea of coincidence, predominantly between the beliefs of science and religion. One of the first settings of the book, a zoo, is a representation of this main theme. The Patel family owns India’s famous Pondicherry Zoo before they try to move to Canada. The zoo is symbolic itself; hundreds of various kinds of animals live there together without conflict. Martel writes, in Chapter 32, about “surprising living arrangements” found among animals. “There are confirmed stories of drowning sailors…