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Life Of Pi Research Paper The story "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel has various themes. This story is about a boy who struggles with three religions; therefore religion becomes the theme of the book. This boy who has been stranded at sea on a lifeboat with a bengal tiger named Richard Parker, for two hundred and twenty seven days, near death, gets through his journey through religion . Pi's experiences influence the way he acts, what he believes in, and what kind of person he has become. Pi was raised Hindu, but he has a longing to love God in every way he can. At the age fourteen, Pi investigates two more religions: Christianity and Islamic. He decides to become adherent in all three. His parents do not agree but he follows through with it anyway. These religions are a part of how Pi deals with his situation on the lifeboat. Pi's parents did not know about him practicing three religions at first. A priest told his parents that he had seen him in a temple and an Imam told them he was in a church crossing himself. "But fate decided that my parents and I and the three wise men, as I shall call them, should meet one day on the Goubert Salai seaside esplanade and that my secret should be outed" (Martel). They met all three wise men at one time. Everyone seemed puzzled to be there all at the same time. The priest, the Imam, and the Pandit all argued whether Pi was a ...show more content... "I know zoos are in no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both" (Martel). Pi studied zoology and religion at the University of Toronto, and this quote demonstrates just how closely related religion and zoos are to him. He's quick to turn a conversation of animal freedom into a metaphor for people's religious beliefs. In the book it explains how people misunderstood the nature between the wild and the zoo. People also misunderstood what it means for a person to be free of any religious system of Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

Dialectical Journal Of Life Of Pi The Life of Pi is a novel written by Yann Martel, that involves a young teen named Pi in survival after suffering a tragic ship accident. The novel starts out with mostly the author's thoughts and ideas. The first part of the book excluding the author's page mainly describes Pi's thoughts, beliefs, life, and the events that take place before the tragic accident he is involved in. Pi has a brother named Ravi and an uncle called Francis. Pi is remarkably connected and interested in religion and zoology. Pi and his family soon move to Pondicherry in India, where they buy a zoo. Soon as they move, Pi discusses his feelings on living in a zoo. After moving to the zoo, Pi starts to get involved in a lot of religion. Talks about religion are ...show more content... Eventually, things get better for Pi as his parents allow him to get baptised and explore religion more. Big news strikes Pi when his parents announce that they are moving to Canada. As a result, most of the animals at Pi's zoo are sold to other zoos, while only a couple of animals head with the family to Canada such as a tiger, orangutan, and more. The Life of Pi (Part 2) The second part of the book starts off quite dreadful. Previously in part one of Life of Pi, the family takes off from India and onto Canada. Part two begins with the words, "The ship sank". As of yet, it is not really possible to know what has happened to Pi and his family. Pi is in a lifeboat with Richard Parker, a tiger the Pi family took to Canada. Pi eventually tells the reader events right before the sinking of the ship. As the ship sails smoothly for a couple of days, a engine failure causes the ship to explode. Pi escapes onto a lifeboat, unluckily Ravi and his parents are still asleep. Eventually, couple of other animals and Pi survive, including Richard, a Orangutan named Orange Juice, and a hyena. Sadly, Orange Juice dies very quickly as he Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

Life Of Pi Short Story The True Story of Pi Patel The book "The Life of Pi" was an exquisite story where a young boy, Piscine Patel, experiences hardships like no other. Although it begins with a slow start, it takes a drastic turn, and everything but Pi's faith in God and religion changes. His faith in God remains unwavered, although he does get angry and doubts God at some points. He tells a story to obtain a false sense of reality, but reveals the truth to what actually happened at the end of the book. The story he told about the animals was an attempt to block out the memories of his mother being stabbed to death by the cook. Nobody who experiences those feelings wants to, and being on a lifeboat with a man who killed your mother, you would need a distraction. The distraction Pi had was creating the fake story about the animals and carnivorous island. Due to the extreme detail he put into creating the story with Richard Parker, it is hard to say it was all a lie, but what he told the Japanese investigators was just impossible. There is simply no such thing as a carnivorous island, and the odds of coming across another blind Frenchman in a lifeboat in the pacific are nearly impossible. Although the first story is easier for Pi to bear, the second, more gruesome one, is the true story of what happened. He had 227 days to come up with the detailed story he first told, but the investigators stated, "We want a story without animals that will explain the sinking of the Tsimtsum." (Page 168). Get more content on StudyHub.Vip

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