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The fragments Yann Martel puts together in this chapter of Life of Pi really makes the story come to life. At this point in the novel, Pi is becoming content with his surroundings. He begins by detailing the night sky, moon, and shining stars; as Pi goes on with his description we begin to see various notions of light and dark imagery. The composition of darkness infers danger, whereas light gives us a sense of faith. If Martel were to merely say “the night sky is pitch black”, we would see no…

Life of Pi is essentially a story that strives to explain, prove, and show in detail the conscious and unconscious mind theory known as the Iceberg Theory by Sigmund Freud, a famous psychoanalyst. This theory includes three basic parts. 1, the id which essentially is the survival mode of the mind. The instinctive part. The part that is believed to be instilled in all human’s minds from day one and we fight this primitive part on a daily basis. How do we fight it you ask? Well the second part of…

In the novel “Life of Pi” written by Yann Martel discribes the life of a Indian boy name Piscine Molitar Patel and what he undergoes to finding his true beliefs. Faith plays a signifiant in shaping Pi’s personality. Pi’s significance of Hundusim, Christianity, and Islam helps him discovery his own beliefs on religion. Growing up Pi’s mother and auntie practiced Hinduism. As Pi comes to age he discoveries sprirituality. Pi curiosity in relgions grew as he discovered there was more than the…

Life of Pi and The Story of Keesh Survival in an extreme environment requires intelligence, ingenuity and resilience. In the story “The Story of Keesh” Jack London portrays the fundamental character Keesh, who use wit and resourcefulness to survive in the extreme environment of the Arctic, and in the story “Life of Pi” Yann Martel depicts how the main character Pi use ingenuity and resilience to survive alone in the middle of the Pacific ocean with an adult tiger.…

lower you are, the higher your mind will soar” (Martel 396). Here, Pi had plunged to the depths of his despair after spending a long time at sea. At this moment, he turns to God, and as the author implies, he comes up with the account that we have just read. At his worst moment, Pi reaches for his faith and imagination, and he can eventually overcome his predicament and lands on a beach in…

In Life of Pi, by Yann Martel, it shows that there are many steps to Pi’s heroic journey.(Knight) You don’t just become a hero overnight.(Knight) In the beginning of the story he was nobody important, he was a religious man, he studied Hindu, Islam, and Christianity.(Martel) When the boat is sinking the crew members threw him overboard, he didn’t panic, he did the mature thing and found a lifeboat where we could stay on. He didn’t know at the time that he would be sharing it with a 450 pound…

reader 's mind, the reaction is different depending on the person. Some critics may be pieved that it did not make them believe in God because they were expecting an epiphany- that the story would be so amazing it left them speechless. Yet they did not read of a God grasping the hand of young Pi, telling him the way to go. When you sit back and notice all of the gritty details to the colour of the objects, to how Pi interacts with Richard Parker and even Pi’s name. They all perfectly show what…

[Pi’s] the tiger!” (311). These specific network of parallels and exact associations reveal enormous amounts of personality. The Taiwanese sailor, who did not know English. seemed rare and out of place. Much like a zebra he was hard to understand and read due to his communication barrier. Orange Juice, the orangutan, acted the most human out of the animals. Pi’s mother being represented by an orangutan is substantial due to the fact that orangutans are closely similar to homosapians. The cook…

When watching “Pirates, Galleons, and Treasure: Globe Trekker”, one certainly does learn something about pirates and their history. However, that does not mean the documentary is particularly useful. In fact, the documentary while mostly accurate still has some small discrepancies and does not provide enough detail for it to be helpful to those actually studying pirates. The documentary is a fun resource for those who want basic facts, but leaves some facts to assumptions and seems to gloss over…

problems and progress forward in life. (Stephens 7) This is what Martel makes as a resounding theme throughout the novel, and this type of thinking is reinforced throughout the novel as to make it a change that is seen in the reader’s minds as they read the…