Overcoming Fear In Yann Martel's Life Of Pi

self discovery. Journeys allow individuals to extend themselves physically, mentally or emotionally as they face challenges. This understanding of mine has been shaped by the novel Life of Pi, written by Yann Martel, ‘Journey to the Interior’, a poem by Margaret Atwood and The Red Tree, a picture book by Shaun Tan. Yann Martel, Margaret Atwood and Shaun Tan use various techniques such as extended metaphors,

Fears In the novel Life of Pi, Yann Martel’s story of a young Indian boy who survived a shipwreck and months in a lifeboat lost at sea with a bengal tiger, the main character Pi tells the reader the story of his life and where it started. He mentions that “people move because of the wear and tear of anxiety. Because of the growing feeling that no matter how hard they work their efforts will yield nothing, that what they build up in one year will be torn down in one day by others… feeling that

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along’”. Yann Martel’s novel, Life of Pi, chronicles the life of Pi Patel, a young boy who lives in Pondicherry, India. During his childhood he discovers his growing ambition towards practicing three religions, and develops a curiosity for zoology. Due to political

As depicted in Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi acts of courage not only affect, but develop and nurture personal integrity. Contradicting his beliefs, Pi required great mental strength to finally “bring the hatchet down [...] and complete the action”(Pg 230) beheading a fish. Driven by Pi’s hunger to survive when “life is threatened” he carryouts acts that blunt his “sense of empathy”(Pg 151). With his acceptance of the courageous acts committed, Pi eventually becomes the same boy he was in India

Storytelling, in many ways, allows one to express their imagination through fanciful adventures and tales; thus, serving a purpose in terms of allowing an individual to cope with their tragedies, but also to entertain one another. In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, and in Tim Burton’s Big Fish, the audience comes to realize that the conflict between fact and truth, combined with storytelling, are the central themes; it becomes clearer that facts have to be proven, whereas the truth is usually straightforward