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Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi is a coming of age story about a young man reaching maturity through a story filled with tragic and loss. His novel is based on a tragedy that creates a journey with the survival aspect of life. The story takes place in the 1960’s in a lifeboat. Pi Patel finds himself on the lifeboat because his family was on their way to Canada when their ship had an accident. Pi found himself on a lifeboat with a zebra, hyena, orangutan, and a tiger. “Things didn 't turn out the…

To survive means to continue to live or exist, especially in times of danger and hardship. The most important thing to survive is to stay strong physically and emotionally. Evident throughout the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel and in the movie Cast Away directed by Robert Zemeckis. Pi Patel and Chuck Nolan, the protagonists, are similar in the way they survive physically, but differ in the way they survive emotionally and in their value of time. As noted, Pi and Chuck survive physically in a…

Life of Pi Yann Martel’s, Life of Pi, is a story of survival, acceptance and adaption. The novel is based on a sixteen year old protagonist named Piscine Molitor Patel, who tells his tale of shipwreck and spirituality. According to a typical happy ending, the protagonist must learn a new moral or obtain a new piece of knowledge. In Edward Quin 's article entitled 'Fairy Tale ', Tolkien describes a happy ending as a consolation to a story. Happy endings bring a promise of salvation and…

Striped with Fear and Hope In the book Life of Pi, the author, Yann Martel, manages to give internal events a sense of excitement, suspense, and climax that is generally related to external action by using symbolism to both construct deeper meaning and simplify the actions for easier comprehension. This can be found in many events throughout the book, including Pi 's transformation, the arrival on the island, the emergence of his mother 's power, and many other occurrences throughout the…

Science in Spirituality; The Allegorical Comparison Between Science and Religion One’s reality is an interpretation, emphasizing the infinite variations of stories one can choose to believe. In the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel, the protagonist Pi Patel, and his family board the Tsimtaum in hopes of reaching Canada. However, the ship sinks and Pi is thrown onto a lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, possessing only the bare essentials for survival. With the company of a Bengal Tiger,…

Symbols of Society: The Importance of Literary devices and symbols in Life of Pi Symbols outline and give meaning to life. They can be used to teach morals and they can represent modern society and civilization. In various cases, symbols can be destructive and eventually lead to chaos, ruination, and can have negative impact on the community and its people. In the novel Life of Pi the author, Yann Martel, mentions symbolism throughout the course of the novel. Symbolism plays a crucial role and…

Life of Pi is a novel written by Yann Martel. It is a tale of survival, hope and fantastical events that may at times seem unbelievable. In the story, animals represent our different personalities and shed light on the different facets of our society. The zebra, rather our vulnerability, the Hyena/evil, Pi, Orange Juice the orang-utan or more precisely maternal instincts and Richard Parker, the tiger Interact with each other on the tiny lifeboat that is life. In Pi 's alternate story that he…

“Not every child who has attended a summer camp is classified as a hero–” (Allan, Davin). Pi battled a tiger and the vast open sea at the age of 16. In the book Life of Pi, Yann Martel wrote a young adult named Piscine Patel, who is on his way to complete a hero 's journey. This journey really shows how much someone can adapt to such a life changing experience. Before Pi’s journey began, he lived in Pondicherry, India, and spent a majority of his time at the zoo that his father owned.…

There’s More to Life Than Just The Physical One moment can change a person’s life forever, whether it is something seemingly simple or disastrous. In the book which was created into a film, “Life of Pi,” by Yann Martel, and later directed by Ang Lee, the moment that changes an adolescent boy’s life begins when his father decides to move the family zoo across the Pacific Ocean from Pondicherry India to Canada. The Tsimtsum, the name of the ship that was carrying Pi, his family, and all of the…

In the book “The Life of Pi” by Yann Martel, Piscine Patel, is stranded on a lifeboat after the boat transporting his animals and his family sinks. Pi makes it out to the dock and into the lifeboat, but the rest of his family’s whereabouts is unknown. Pi dash's for a lifeboat which has a total of four animals inside of it. The male bengal tiger, the male hyena, a male zebra, and a female orangutan. Pi is with all four animals for a day then the hyena kills the orangutan and the zebra. The bengal…