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    Theme of Life of Pi In the book Life of Pi‚ Religion is the most dominant theme in the story‚ influencing the main character as well as progressing the plotline religion is a predominant aspect of Pi’s life throughout the book. At the beginning‚ Pi talks of how his two majors at university are religion and zoology. Pi says “many people seem to loose God along life’s way. That was not my case.”(Martel 59). He refers to how he has always been interested in God and religion and how he has explored

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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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    Life Of Pi Theme Analysis

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    While reading the book The Life of Pi you come across a ton of themes. There is not just one theme to pick from and the entire book is not just black and white. The Life of Pi is an amazing story about how a young man went against all the odds and survived something that most would see as certain death. The theme that I picked out for this book is the boundaries between humans and animals. Humans and animals are two different things; however‚ they can be the same. We consider ourselves different

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    “If you stumble about believability‚ what are you living for? Love is hard to believe‚ ask any lover. Life is hard to believe‚ ask any scientist. God is hard to believe‚ ask any believer. What is your problem with hard to believe?” -Yann Martel‚ Life of Pi. In the movie adaptation of Yann Martel’s book‚ belief is an overarching theme. The film seamlessly goes from discussing the protagonist’s religious belief to his belief in his tiger companion to other’s belief in his story of survival‚ leaving

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    offset from the rest of the book due to Pi’s delusional state of mind and his maintained sensitivity to the occurrence. This causes the conclusion and religious sentiment of Pi’s journey to be accentuated as a direct result of intentional word choice. Pi arrives on the beach slightly crazed from his time at sea‚ as can be observed from the way his perceptions are distorted‚ with a fear that‚ “in two feet of water‚ I would drown‚” (Martel 284). He continues on with his confusion as he comments on his

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    From the outset‚ Yann Martel establishes 3 major themes in the text‚ Life of Pi. These themes being Belief in God‚ The Definition of Freedom and Storytelling. Belief in God is a major theme throughout the text‚ although primarily introduced throughout Part One of the book. Throughout the novel‚ Pi’s belief in God and love of religion is made clear by Martel. Pi’s love and knowledge of religion is so philosophical that he manages to transcend the classical divisions of religion‚ worship as a Hindu

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    Belief in God is clearly a major theme in Life of Pi‚ and has been the most controversial in reviews of the book. Throughout the novel‚ Pi makes his belief in and love of God clear—it is a love profound enough that he can transcend the classical divisions of religion‚ and worship as a Hindu‚ Muslim‚ and Christian. Pi‚ although amazed by the possibility of lacking this belief‚ still respects the atheist‚ because he sees him as a kind of believer. Pi’s vision of an atheist on his death bed makes it

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    living. One’s religion can change as they develop more questions towards the religions they believe in. Religion is one of the central ideas in “Life of PI” by Yann Martel. Religion is one of the minds more most powerful thought. It can make them question who they are‚ what they believe in and in affects their life from many different points of view. Pi‚ the protagonist in the novel practices three religions which are Islam‚ Hinduism‚ and Christianity. These religions will be the one’s making Pi’s

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    Life of Pi

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    Yann Martel: Life of Pi In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi‚ a writer visits Pi Patel and asks him to tell his life story. Pi tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry‚ India‚ and how he attained his nickname. Pi’s father Santosh Patel a zoo owner‚ decides to move to Canada‚ where the animals the family owns would also be sold. They board on a Japanese cargo ship along with the animals. One night there is a terrible storm‚ which causes the ship they all are on to sink. Pi is the only person ton the

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    Life of Pi

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    Life of Pi” is about this boy called Pi‚ who is the son of a zookeeper in India. He grew up in a zoo and was extremely happy at home learning all about the animals that lived around him. This boy‚ who is a Hindu‚ found himself attracted to Islam and Christianity as well‚ so he practiced 3 religions at the same time. When Pi’s father decided to leave India‚ Pi’s family‚ along with some animals from the zoo‚ boarded a cargo ship bound for Canada. Unfortunately‚ the ship sank. Pi was the only human

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