Psycho Analysis of Pi Patel Many people have read Life of Pi‚ and are familiar with the main character‚ Pi Patel. Although‚ how many of you have actually tried to observe tiny details of his life in order to understand why he is the way he is? Well‚ in this paper‚ we plan to do just that‚ to grasp more of an understanding of his mentality. Pi has had a very abnormal life‚ and that can cause him to be very different mentally and have different daily habits than most people. So‚ with all of that in
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from the same name‚ best-selling novel and earned four prestigious Oscar awards‚ “Life of Pi” did succeed in depicting the story of a young Indian man who survives the tragic shipwreck but later entered a 227 days journey on the Pacific Ocean with a ferocious Belgian tiger. Besides the struggle for survival‚ the movie also conveys deep‚ meaningful lessons on the religious aspects. When family business fails‚ Pi Patel (played by Gautam Belur at five‚ Ayush at twelve‚ Suraj Sharma at 16 and Irrafan
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Discuss. Canadian author Yann Martel portrays Pi as such a strong-minded human being in his novel ‘Life of Pi’‚ the story shows that Pi’s hunger to survive gets him through the whole ordeal of being stranded at sea. But one can argue that his trust in God; that is‚ his beliefs and spirituality for three religions (Hinduism‚ Islam & Christianity) isn’t the only thing that helps him whilst he trapped at sea. His youth in Pondicherry is what prepares Pi for survival at sea in many ways; he tends to
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English 12A Humanities Life Of Pi Essay #5 25 February 2013 Acting and speaking before THINKING‚ this goes back to a humans’ primitive stage. We are all animals‚ in the sense that we are mammals. Manifested through our psyche or personality‚ each animal has a different representation. From personality traits‚ behavior or even symbolism‚ animals have the ability to portray these features in humans. In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi‚ four distinct animals are
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In the Life of Pi‚ social class and hierarchy can be analyzed using MLT lens when Pi‚ Richard Parker [the tiger] and the other three animals were stranded on a small lifeboat. By examining the book through a MLT lens‚ readers can then identify the impact of power struggle among these characters and therefore gain a deeper understanding of the book. Martel’s description of this hierarchy unlocks two important motifs: territorial dominance and animal psychology to social class. The first sign of power
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Life of Pi: Reading Response When I began reading ‘Life of Pi’ by Yann Martel I had little expectation it would peak my interest. I expected it to be a boring school assignment that I would have to get through‚ process the information and put on paper. To my relief‚ this book was completely the opposite. I must admit‚ the beginning chapters were quite dry. I would have never chosen in the beginning of a book to mention a sloth‚ probably the most uninteresting mammal ever. Slowly‚ the book progresses
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of just how Pi managed to survive the hardships‚ loss‚ pain and suffering‚ all in the Pacific Ocean’s harsh‚ unforgiving environment. The first explanation involves Pi’s inborn desire to survive at all cost and to resist giving up. Also‚ Pi’s versatility to change from a life-long vegetarian to a meat eater and his creativeness in making the best out of a horrible situation are some of the key factors that contribute to his survival. Furthermore‚ the role of Richard Parker in keeping Pi motivated to
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most desperate times in life when these instincts take control of an individual. In the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ the protagonist‚ Pi‚ goes through a situation that evoked his instincts to take control of himself. Pi spent 227 days as a castaway on a boat drifting in the Pacific Ocean. During this time he dealt with intense hunger and thirst and was very desperate. In the second story that Pi tells‚ each of the animals from the first story are symbolic of humans. Pi is related to Richard Parker
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Throughout the novel Life of Pi the author Yann Martel uses the colour orange to symbolize the major themes of both‚ hope and survival. Reference to the colour orange is made in the description of both the zoo animals that are apart of Pi’s world and the inert objects that are used by Pi in his struggle to survive. It is no coincidence that the colour orange was chosen‚ this essay will outline some of these examples and how they relate to the themes of hope and survival. Firstly‚ Yann Martel uses
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Christ’s suffering to their own lives. Similar symbolism to this is evident in Life of Pi. The symbolism in the book is often used when discussing zoos and animals. Yann Martel connects that to religion and real people throughout the novel. Because of Yann Martel’s use of symbolism throughout the book‚ it encourages the readers to make connections between Pi’s view of relative truth and the reader’s own version of truth. Life of Pi is a novel that tells the story of a young Indian boy who survives a shipwreck
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