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In Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi, choices inundate the story. For Piscine Molitor Patel, Pi for short, there is the choice in which story he chooses to tell, faith he chooses to believe in and choice in what moral beliefs to abide by. As for the reader, choice is just as much present if not more, with the choice to decide whether the narrator is reliable or not, choice in the better story and choice in personal moral values. Yann Martel prefaces Life of Pi with a fictitious authors note, a…

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…

engaging enough to keep the attention of readers who may want to gain more knowledge about the history of Canada without having to read more dry scholarly articles or long drawn out history books. This is especially important as the tone of the book suggests that it was originally intended for casual readers. The book’s main strength is how easy it is to understand and read. Nelles presents Canadian history in a way that is fresh and spikes the interest of readers of all knowledge levels.…

You’re stranded in the ocean, with a Bengal tiger with many dangerous events coming towards you, trying to survive for a long time with limited supplies, Pi had to go through in the 2001 novel by Yann Martel. I’ll say a few things about what I like and dislike and whom I would recommend it too. One of the things I liked about Life of Pi is the details he used to describe nature. It helped me vividly feel like I was in the book, for an example the text “The water was shot through with…

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Many, when they read Life of Pi, read it only as a story. These people see the book simply as an uplifting tale of a boy overcoming Nature, taming a tiger, and surviving at sea for months. However these people only see the surface of what the book actually has to offer, instead of its true depths. Because, at its heart, Life of Pi is actually an intense allegorical tale, a psychological character study in the vein of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Throughout the story Pi is faced with…

Roughly 300 hundred years ago Anne Bonny navigated along the Caribbean, capturing precious treasure, targeting low lives, and stealing ships with Jack Rackham and Mary Read ("Famous Pirate: Anne Bonny"). Anne lived during the 18th century, and had a long and arduous life full of danger, risk, and excitement ("Famous Pirate: Anne Bonny"). From the day Anne was brought into this world till the day she took her last breath, she worked hard, and was an extraordinary female. Anne Bonny is…

tiger on a lifeboat is much more interesting than the basic survival story. The true story in the book The Life of Pi is the 2nd story. The 1st story is an obvious coping strategy, is more realistic, and is made to be the main focus. Don’t believe me? Read the book for yourself. Write your own…

The first story is the better story because it is a more interesting story to read. It’s incredible that Pi could survive with a Bengal Tiger but it is true. Mr. Okamoto doesn’t believe that Pi could survive with a tiger aboard the lifeboat. “‘Mr. Patel, a tiger is an incredibly dangerous wild animal. How could you survive in a lifeboat…

and yell ad lib, some in Indonesian all building to a fever pitch:"(18) I could hear the screams of the people calling out for help, and their loved ones it pained me because this was a real tsunami that happened, and actual people died so when I read the play I thought of them, and it killed me on the inside. Imagery helps the audience connect with what is happening in the…