Diane Martel

Yann Martel once said, “Survival is a state of mind”. In The Life of Pi, Yann Martel uses the theme of survival. Mans duality is demonstrated through facing his fears, psychological survival, and constructed reality. At the beginning of the novel, Pi’s father instills a lesson is to be learned around big animals such as Bengal tigers. Pi’s father makes Pi and his older brother watch as a goat is thrown into the cage of the tiger as a meal. Growing up at the Pondicherry zoo, Piscine had a love…

Over time society has come to recognize certain objects, like the Red Cross, flashing lights, and hospital signs, as being the universal symbols of aid. However, many of these symbols do not necessarily need to be tangible objects in order to represent something greater, but can be a concept even as subtle as a colour that, when repeatedly shown in certain contexts, comes to symbolize the same as an ambulance responding to an emergent call. Some of the strongest symbols in literature include…

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…

Introduction Life of Pi is situated against the tumultuous time of Indian history known as the Emergency. Life of Pi is suffused by a pervasive liminality. The teenaged Pi is in movement between mainlands, in the middle of religions, and in the middle of youth and adulthood, which implies that the novel is likewise a bildungsroman. The story is a kinder, more hopeful decision contrasted with the more "sensible" story. Pi is content with his life living in the zoo with his crew. He grows up…

The two crucial stories told by Piscine Molitor Patel, the main character of the novel Life Of Pi written by Yann Martel, contain completely different characters as well as different versions of events that took place while Pi was lost at sea. The differences of these two stories unite to form a commentary on religion, specifically religious tales, and the power of storytelling. In addition to their differences unveiling observations related to people’s beliefs, the similarities between the two…

controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. There are different types of religion practices, but there are some people who do not believe in anything at all. Everyone has their own opinions on the topic of religion. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel tells a story of a boy by the name Pi, who is stuck out in the middle of the ocean with a tiger name Richard Parker. The line that grabbed everyone’s attention right away is “I have a story that will make you believe in God” (x) The entire…

Chapter two of Into the Jungle introduces Alfred Wallace in the Rio dos Uaupes in the Amazon, where he had been staying for about four years discovering and collecting new animals, plants, and specimen. However, on his journey back to England in 1852, a tragic fire on the ship led him to lose almost all of his discoveries. Even though he was able to salvage some of his findings and had even been able to sell some of his specimens because of his agent Samuel Stevens, he still had an urge to go…

maintained the really dangerous tiger alive for companion just so he wouldn't feel alone while he was on the boat. Pi said ¨I started training Richard Parker so he knew who the alpha was in the boat so he wouldn't ever attack him throughout the journey¨ (Martel 178). This basically means that Pi had made a final decision in order for him to actually be able to survive on a boat with a really extremely dangerous animal. In order for someone to actually survive in the same place together, they…

Wondrous but Fearful Tyger William Blake’s “The Tyger” in Songs of Experience, written in 1794, describes the Tyger as “fearful” while appreciating its beauty. During this time, Blake was one of the first people to see a tiger; this inspired him to write “The Tyger” and paint the creature as a majestic but fierce being. Although the origins of the Tyger are questioned, the creator is referred to as “he” implying a male divine creator. While examining who or what created the Tyger, in addition…

(Tsimtsum) sunk in the Mariana’s Trench don’t think it sank here. He luckily survived, even after being trapped with Richard Parker (the Bengal Tiger) for two hundred twenty seven days in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Life of Pi, written by Yann Martel is a novel that uses many symbols to connect Pi to aspects of science, religion, and survival. Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi Patel) was swimming at the edge of death, but he survived, which has left him with unforgettable memories, experiences, and…