The Zoo Story

beginning of the story we already became aware of the theme zoology and religion which was prominent throughout the entire novel.Yann Martel used these two themes in Pi Patels’s journey and also throughout his struggles onboard the boat. In the beginning of the book Pi describes pieces of his childhood and how he got involved in zoology.Early in the novel he describes the beauty and his admiration for the zoo in such detail which automatically captures the readers attention.He describes the zoo…

play Jerry says " I've been to the zoo"(34) and when Peter does not notice him, he begins to repeat the sentence again saying " I said, I've been to the zoo. MISTER, I'VE BEEN TO THE ZOO!"(34). This repetition is a very important technique in The Zoo Story. The repetition in the above sentence is the basic technique that Albee uses to catch the attention of the audience and the reader to know what is the story of the zoo and what happened with Jerry at the zoo. Jerry also repeats the sentence of…

What is the meaning of Freedom? Can one ever be completely free? The true definition of freedom becomes a question early in the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel, when Pi argues and refutes the claims relating to the cruelty and restrictiveness of a zoo enclosure. Pi claims that an animal is no more confined in its mobility by a physical cage, than, by its survival instincts in which profoundly restrict an animal’s freedom. According to Dictionary.com, freedom is “the state of being free or at…

being said, the fact that many zoos and maritime parks are able to have so many violations is ridiculous. While zoos are usually intended for educational purposes, it is unethical to keep animals for the purpose of human entertainment because captivity decreases animal's health significantly, the habitats aren't even close to a substitute for their natural environment, and zoos do little to improve the quality of life of their animals. . One of the major problems with zoo habitats is their lack…

Hinduism because he believes they all lead to one outcome. Not many respect that he believes in three religions. However, his parents do even though they don’t believe in religion. I think it’s okay how he believes in three religions. Pi’s family own a zoo in India and he believes that there could be a relationship between humans and animals. His parents think he’s acting crazy and believe that humans and animals…

keeped in a cage but there life is not any better. Elephants are chained up. To sum it seems they have life better than those locked up. In some way they are right but these animals are stuck standing because sitting on the chain is very painful. In a story a mother elephant was chained by both feet well to men were picking and training a very young baby the ways of the…

Harambe, a 440 lb western lowland gorilla occupying a small pen in the Cincinnati zoo. Many gazed at his magnificence and maybe one day wanting to share the moment that brings a smile to your face with their future family; sadly there is one big reason why that will never happen, this big reason is summed up into one big, scary word. Violence. Many people loved Harambe and wanted people to know it. There are numerous rhymes, songs, and sayings expressing people’s love and miss for the beloved…

MacIntyre. Arguments for the use of animal captivity will include those from Immanuel Kant, Aristotle, Carl Cohen and Ernest Partridge. I will also share my results from the questionnaire I conducted and the interview I was lucky enough to have with the Zoo Manager at Flamingo Land to see if his outlook could show animal captivity from a different, possibly more positive light. I will conclude by sharing my own views on the topic and decide whether my research has altered my initial standpoint,…

Did you know that someone lays down with lions! These two stories are about lions. In Attack of the Man Eaters written by Lauren Tarshis, Colonel Patterson and a group of workers were building a rail road through lions territory and the lions were hungry, so they were killing workers and Colonel Patterson went out to hunt the lions. In the Lion Whisperer written by Susan Orlean lions that were being raised as babies in a petting zoo were being killed, going to circuses, and going to lion…

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 tiger. They both learn to trust each other enough to survive. Pi must learn how to fend for himself in order to find land and goes through several experiences that makes him doubt what he used to believe and try to keep true to himself. The story first…