Life Of Pi Lifeboat Analysis

The time that Pi spent in India set him up to survive on the lifeboat with an orangutan, Hyena, Zebra, and a Bengal Tiger. Pi was able to survive because of three beliefs that he learned in India: accepting cruelty when killing creatures of the sea to survive, praying gave him courage to not give up hope, and Pi had knowledge of how animals adapted to circumstances to survive. One belief that pi had in India that he had to modify on the lifeboat was cruelty in eating animals which made him become a vegetarian. When pi was on the lifeboat he knew that he was going to have to get food for survival. Pi had no other choice but to kill animals to get his food. I wrapped the fish tightly in the blanket. With both hands, I started bending it.
Pi did not worry about much but when he did worry about something like Richard Parker, his family, or survival he would pray everyday until his mind was off of it. Without prayers he would never of made it alive. He prayed for God to let him repeat the same routine everyday without any trouble. Night: fitful sleeping and prayers. This shows that even the fifth prayer of the day is still as important to him as the first one is. (Martel 211) Pi believes that prayer affects a person's life dramatically.

At last, Pi learned that zoo animals are very territorial. Zoo animals do not attack other humans or animals because they are hungry. They attack because it invaded the animals territory now feeling endangered. Pi states, If you fall into a lion's pit, the reason the lion will tear you to pieces is not because it's hungry-be assured, zoo animals are amply fed-or because it's bloodthirsty, but because you've invaded its territory. (Martel 62)
Pi made sure that Richard Parker knew that Pi was his superior and to listen to the whistle when blown. This was represented especially before they left the cannibal island to make sure he did not leave without