Life Of Pi Religion Analysis

Ever thought about how many religions you can believe in? Is it right or wrong to believe in more than one religion? Martel describes how Pi loves God through Christianity, Hinduism, and Muslim. One day Pi and his family were at a park and there was a priest, pandit, and imam came up to them and said they wanted Pi to make up his mind regarding which religion he believes in. The wise men argued about which one Pi should believe in and he could not decide because he loves and is faithful in all. He replied, “Bapu Gandhi said, ‘All religions are true’ I just want to love God” ( 69, Life of Pi). Therefore, Pi states that he just wants to love God no matter how many different religions he practices. Even though his family made fun of him and doubted him about his belief and the wise men were mad that Pi did not make a decision on what religion to believe in that did not stop Pi from practicing them. Martel makes this believable throughout the book by using imagery to show how passionate Pi is about religion. Also, Martel's imagery captured the different stories Pi told about why he was Hindu. One example is when Pi is describing all of the different parts of Hinduism and why he is a Hindo. One part that Pi describes is the religious food that Hindus prepare and goes into depth about how they smell and look. Another part that
Sight is crucial to explaining what you see and Martel was able to describe what Pi thought that he saw even though he was blind. When Pi was in the ocean toward the end of the book he talked with a blind man who also was a survivor from the Tsimtsum until Richard Parker ate him. Also, at the end of Life of Pi they found bones of the man who Richard Parker feasted on. Even though Pi was blind Martel described his experience through imagery about what Pi thought, saw, and felt and made it convincing that the man was real. Martel uses creative detail to make Life of Pi believable, which makes the story