The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

at first to believe that he survived 227 days on the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat with a tiger.” (Mishra, The Man, or the Tiger). The men then ask for a realistic story one that people with believe in, Pi then tells “a superficially more plausible narrative of cannibalism and madness” and “like us, they prefer the story of the boy in a boat with a tiger.” (Kaveney, Guess Who’s for Dinner). Gregory Stephens describes the theme of Martel’s novel in three lines “You can choose your story. And a…

Life of Pi Essay “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you” (Martin). George R.R. Martin examines the idea of developing one 's identity and using it as an advantage for the purpose of defending oneself in life. Knowing oneself, and being in a state of acceptance can only be beneficial no matter the individual. When ‘armour’ is equipped, it helps eliminate any…

In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi the reader is introduced to Piscine Patel. On route to Canada aboard the Tsimtsum with his family, the ship sank. Pi then recounts two different versions of the following events. These events closely follow the path in which Joseph Campbell dictates as the Monomyth Cycle of a Hero. The cycle is said to have three stages, separation, initiation, and return; which each have five of their own substages. This cycle bears massive resemblance to the theme of loss of…

Tiger Vs. Lion Time and time again,we wonder about random things. An example of this would be the question, who would win a fight between a male lion and a male tiger? Since they have completely different lifestyles, it would be interesting to catch them in the act. Some things that are different about them are their physical characteristics, and where they live. Although, they have a very low chance in meeting in today’s day and age, they did a long time ago. In this paper, I will discuss the…

We seem to think that humans are invincible in the world, that we have no need to fear anything and most of that is true.With modern science, we have cures for many previously fatal diseases, ( Measles, Polio, and the now eradicated smallpox), But if there is one thing that can control us seemingly fearless creatures, it is fear itself. One may ask, “Why is that child afraid of going into that dark room?” Well the obvious answer would be the fear of the unknown. Or why some people are…

Introduction Survival is possible even in the most dire situations. In order to survive, a person must be willing to overcome obstacles in their path. The examination of a monomyth provides evidence that determination is a major influence of survival. Martel demonstrates this through Pi, who conquers emotional, moral, and physical obstacles. Emotions Throughout the novel Pi goes through a range of emotions. When Pi is lost at sea he faces emotional obstacles that he must overcome in order to…

Book and Movie Comparison Life of Pi the book and movie is a story about a boy, Piscine Patel, who must face surviving being stranded in the middle of the ocean, and questioning his religious beliefs. The tale opens with the backstory of Piscine’s childhood. Piscine is a Hindu who goes to a Christian school- which is where he professes himself as Pi- and who lives at a zoo. Pi’s adolescence is filled with the fascination of more than one religion: Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam, but also…

Question One: “I have a few people to thank. I am most obviously indebted to Mr Patel my gratitude to him is as boundless as the Pacific Ocean and I hope that my telling of his story does not disappoint him.” (xii) I believe the person speaking in the author’s note is not Yann Martel, it is in fact another character in his story. This book is fictional so it would make little sense for Martel to thank his made up character in an author note that he wrote. Meaning that the ‘author’ is another…

Life of Pi is about a sixteen year old boy named Piscine Molitor Patel who goes by Pi from India who was in a family of zookeepers and searches for faith by following several religions. On their way to move to Canada on a cargo ship with his family and his family’s zoo animals the ship sinks and all the survivors are Pi, a hyena, an orangutan named Orange Juice, a zebra, and a tiger. As the days pass, little by little the animals die and/or eat each other until the only survivors are Pi and the…

The documentary Chasing Coral follows the journey of Richard Vevers, a former “ad man”, as he uncovers the beauty and demise of coral reefs. His love for the ocean began at 16 when he first started diving and this particular quest initiated when he noticed that is favorite creature, sea dragons, were disappearing. This inspired Richard to create the non-profit The Ocean Agency. In an effort to bring about awareness to changes occuring in the ocean Richard and the non-profit created the project…