The movie "Life of Pi" (2012) is a fantasy adventure movie. It was about an Indian guy saying his adventure to a novelist. Main character Pi, is an Indian boy whom lost his family while moving to Canada. He was alone at sea with a tiger. Trapped at sea in a lifeboat with a hungry tiger, he survived despite many disadvantages and difficulties. He eventually reached the coast of Mexico and the tiger left toward a jungle nearby. This movie mentioned several religion when it was developing the character Pi. Pi was a raised Hindu that got introduced to Christianity at the age of 12 and Islam soon after. He decided to follow all three religions because he wants to love God. He believed God was introduced to him in different forms, Hindu, Christian, …show more content…
It reflects the secularization thesis. When it mention these three religions, it is telling us that in modern world, there are many ways of life. It's not just one way, there are many ways, even in religion, there is the element of choice. Also mentioned Pi's father is an Atheist whom married a Hindu wife, suggesting that cross-religious marriage is acceptable. Pi chose to follow all three of them which in pre-modern age, wasn't allowed. It emphasized the feature of modern age and indicated the secularization thesis works in Asia as well, because Pi is an Indian. This movie is also religious when it comes to showing our connection with the nomos, a religious feature suggested by sociologist Berger. Nomos is our sense of universe, it helps individuals make sense of his life and recognize his identity. Pi used nomos to help him make sense of his life and identity. His reflection image on the water of his loved ones helped him remember his identity, who he is. And the challenges he got when being alone, like starvation, dehydration, hungry tiger, and a carnivorous island can all be seen as Anomie, the separation from the norms and collectivity of society. It gave him motivation to get back to society as soon as possible because nothing works for human if we are disconnected to the society. The nomos he found, his thoughts for the loved ones, kept him awake and a sense of comfort during his experience of
(62), Pi, Pi thinks this one day after talking to Mr. Kumar. B. This quote shows the religious part of Pi. After learning about the Muslim faith he notices how everything is related to each other. This is important to the story because religion is what kept him alive on the
Firstly, Pi’s devotion for God was clear and he often seeks clarity from god. Throughout the novel, Pi’s love for God caused him to practice three major religion at the same time; breaking any barriers between Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. Pi believes all three religions are equally true and interconnective as “[Islam and Christianity] both claim Abraham as theirs. Muslims say the God of the Hebrews and Christians is the same as the God of the Muslims. They recognize David, Moses, and Jesus as prophets” (80, Martel). Pi was morally ambiguous, he did not know if one religion would bring him closer to God than another causing him to follow all three. When Pi was stuck on the life boat, he often called out for help from god as he feared death. As he was giving up, a voice inside of him spoke from his heart and said “I will not die. I refuse it. I will make it through this nightmare. I will beat the odds, as great as they are. I have survived so far, miraculously. Now I will turn miracle into routine. The amazing will be seen every day. I will put in all the hard work necessary. Yes, so long as God is with me, I will not die. Amen” (164). Pi was uncertain whether or not he was going to survive however, he hoped through praying, he would as his faith in God brought him comfort.
Pi feels it is okay to practice all three religions because they all have one goal or purpose which is the belief in God. Since each story he has heard is different, it does not take away from the main moral. This ties in with the imagination aspect because no matter how a story is told, the end result is the same. An example of this is when he is confronted and surrounded by the Priest, Pandit, and Imam. His response as to why he was practicing Hindu, Christian and Muslim faiths was, “Bapu Gandhi said, ‘All religions are true.’ I just want to love God.”(Page 76) Believing in all three religions is something Pi feels is important to him because he is just trying to love and pray to God in as many ways as possible. Although the stories are interesting, it doesn’t really matter how you got to the ending if the purpose of the story is the equal. The important of Pi’s imagination is triggered by this and has later gone into great effect. The religions he practices represent hat behind every reason, everyone has their own way of saying it, whether it be fiction or non-fiction.
Pi is raised as a Hindu, which is the majority religion of India. Hinduism is the oldest religion, and is often referred to as a way of life or a family of religions. Hindus believe in a constant cycle of birth, death and rebirth, which is governed by Karma, stating that good actions will prove beneficial for an individual and vice versa (BBC Hinduism). In the novel, Pi is born in India as a Hindu, and he practices this religion throughout his journey. “But religion is more than rite and ritual. There is what the rite and ritual stand for” (Martel 48). From a Hindu point of view, this quote exemplifies the main beliefs of
As explained in the book, Pi follows three different religions; Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity. Pi is extremely interested in all three religions and tries to find himself through religion. Although, he does not understand why he can’t follow all three religions. “But he can’t be a Hindu, a Christian and a Muslim. It’s impossible. He must choose.” (76) This thread represents that he dedicates himself to the things he believes in and will fight for what he believes in. Even when his family disagreed with his decision of following all three religions, he still fought for what he believed.
Pi’s dedication to all three religions: Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity, built a stronger bond between God and himself. It gave him character and strength as God was alongside him throughout the entire journey. The bond he shared with God also helped him keep his sanity and maintain his will to live.
He came from a household who only followed the religion of Hinduism. Pi was really interested in Religions and desired in to finding out who god was in order to strengthen his relationship with him. In order to fulfill his desires, he chose to learn about Christianity and Islam. It takes lots of time and determination to follow just one religion, but Piscine’s devotion let him follow all three religions at the same time. While practicing the other two religions, Pi’s parents found out and were not pleased. His parents tried to bait him into “refusing the call” and to remain faithful to only one religion, Hinduism. Pi’s parents decided to take their son to meet mentors. They met with a pundit, a priest and an imam to talk about Pi’s faith. “He can’t be a Hindu, a Christian and a Muslim. It’s impossible. He must choose” the Pundit explained. Regardless of the negativity everywhere, he still insisted in following what he believed in. Pi mentioned all that he really wanted to do is become closer to god. He used a very fascinating way when regarding those three religions, where he took the ups from each and used them in his daily life. This really shows Piscine’s dedication on what he believes
At the beginning of the novel, Pi’s story is described as “a story that will make you believe in God.” Writer himself Yann Martel was going thru his writers crisis, traveling world looking for a good story to write something about. Martel found a man who told his story. His man named Piscine Molitor Patel who is a practicing follower of three religions: Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. For this reason, extremely mature boy must constantly fight the lack of tolerance and understanding in his surroundings. While in the case of adult people the lack of a specific decision on the faith can be perceived as humiliating, but Pi is fully justified because of his young age. His desire is to find the road to the creator will be seriously tested during
The illustration of belief and behavior is well maintained as Pi incorporates a religious aspect to his life. His choice in practicing three religions is key to his behavior. As it is portrayed, Pi does not see a reason to follow just one religion, instead he wants to be able to practice three.
Throughout the story of Pi, there are often many references to his views on religion, which are thoroughly explored in the first chapters of the book. Whether it is through how different colors are described in a scene or through Pi directly stating his religious views, faith is a recurring theme and motif that is revisited throughout the book and is also represented in this passage. These ideas can be pieced together, interpreted, and used to form different questions about the story and its message about Pi’s struggle to survive while also struggling with his internal self and his ultimate journey to survival and peace.
The three religions that Pi excessed were: Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. As for Hinduism goes Pi was born into it, for this reason this young man knows the religion very well. In chapter 16 it is evident that Pi Patel,is a Hindu and practices Hinduism because the religion as a hole has values and morals, and because of the elements of Karma along a larger universe that is”aware” of all things. At the age of fourteen ,Pi was introduces to Christianity on the trip to Munnar, in a church by a priest. While resting in the church Pi observes the priest, then decides to meet the priest the next day to have tea.
The three world religions influence Pi's thinking since he sees the world as a different place and it makes him a better person because he loves Hinduism for the its natural love of its spirituality and beauty, Pi loves Christianity as he falls in love with the story of Christ, he loves Islam for it's striking way of praying and in the end he just wants to love god in many different ways. Pi is a Hindu from birth, at the age of fourteen he adds Catholicism to his religions, and by fifteen he adds Islam. Pi held a special place in his heart for all three faiths that he had followed as Christianity, Islam and Hinduism ended off in believing the existence of god. Pi embraced Islam and Christianity while maintaining a Hindu as he tried to understand
As Pi grows up he is surrounded by Hindu culture and beliefs from his mother, as it is the “most common religion in the Indian subcontinent”(Carnagie,et al 239). “Hinduism is a South Asian religion based on traditions that emerged around 1500 BCE”(Carnagie,et al 239). Hinduism’s followers are called Hindus. “In India, Hinduism is called Sanatana Dharma, which means “eternal religion” or Vaidika Dharma, which means “religion of the Vedas,” a set of Hindu scriptures or holy writings”(Carnagie,et al 239). Hinduism “is the world’s third largest religion following, Christianity and Islam”(Carnagie,et al 239), which are the other two religions in the novel.
In the film, Pi's parents are concerned to find that he is practicing Hinduism, Christianity, & Islam all directly. Pi's father orders him to work for a dance class to take his mind off of things, & of the dancers catches his eye. He follows her & her friends day after class & is caught off guard when he angrily faces/stands up to him. Pi manages to smooth things over & takes her on a tour of his family's zoo. The finally form a relationship, making Pi's move to Canada much
The evident motif of religion plays a major factor in Pi’s life; however the author chooses not to focus on one religion specifically but instead enforces a glorification of more religions. Martel creates a main character who is a curious young boy who decides to learn about Christianity, Hinduism and Islam all at once. Even though Pi is primarily