with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The main plot begins when they have to move‚ because the Zoo is too expensive. They move by ship. Pi watches helplessly as the ship with his family and the crew sinks in front of him‚ but he survives the shipwreck in the Lifeboat. He is the only Person in the Boat just with a Bengal tiger‚ a zebra‚ a monkey and a hyena in the middle of the Ocean. At the end Pi survives unexpected 227 days with a Bengal tiger and finally stranded on the coast of Mexico. The
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mentality throughout‚ Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ will be explained by discussing: What trauma is‚ why he created the animal story as a coping mechanism‚ comparing and contrasting the real story with the animal story‚ and his behavior after the shipwreck. Being stranded at sea must have been rough. According to his file‚ he was stranded for 227 days. I have many questions for him. How did his childhood affect him? Why did he create the animals? He must have altered the real story due to how traumatizing
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left to drown in the roaring waters. The sailor‚ who sees this‚ does nothing to save him. In contrast to James’ benevolence‚ the sailor constantly remains self-interested and thus quite destructive. After being one of the three to survive the shipwreck‚ the Sailor arrives in Lisbon during an earthquake. In this instance he reaps his own benefits from the destruction and rubble of the disaster‚ as he steals money for alcohol and a prostitute. In the face of destruction‚ the Sailor reacted most
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empowered through fascism/authoritarian rule‚ mobilized by a larger ideal‚ take power. In the Stanford Prison Experiment we saw how authoritarian power corrupts‚ how even the most innocent of people can be driven to do horrendous acts. Lastly‚ the “Shipwreck exercise” we examined the complexities of group dynamics and roles‚ how an authority figures can persuade individuals from otherwise logical choices‚ but also examines how individuals keen to compromise in groups. In each of these activities we experience
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Pi‚ Pi Patel’s adventure ends in a hospital bed where he is interviewed by two Japanese investigators about the shipwreck of the Japanese cargo ship. Pi tells them about how he survived with multiple animal companions in the lifeboat and his discovery of the carnivorous island. The Japanese men refused to believe his story simply because it is unrealistic. Pi then retells the shipwreck without the animals and instead puts himself as Richard Parker‚ his mother as the orangutan‚ the cook as the hyena
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including Viola and her brother who get separated during the shipwreck at sea. Viola ends up being washed up on the island of Illyria. These two scenes are set very differently‚ Shakespeare probably decided to start with this scene because it introduces Duke Orsino who plays a critical role in the play‚ it shows us his personality and the relationship between him and Olivia. On the other hand‚ Trevor Nunn choose to begin with the shipwreck because there’s more action going on and it builds tension
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some aspect of vice or frolly.” Throughout the course of the novel‚ satire has been represented in many situations. Three situations that have shown themselves as important representations of satire include Candide’s expulsion from the castle‚ the shipwreck and earthquake and finding Cunegonde. In the first chapter of Candide‚ candied gets expelled from the castle where he was living in. Candide was caught kissing the barons daughter and was literally kicked out of Thunder-Ten-Tronckh‚ which was
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still believes in whatever anchor is in his life‚ while he’s “sinking”. When he says he is pulling the rotten wood out of his heart‚ he means he’s letting go of the emotional baggage in his heart‚ so he can pursue his dreams. “We are all made out of shipwrecks‚ every single bouard washed and bound like crooked teeth on these rocky shores” That line is saying that we are all the person we are today because of our mistakes‚ and we’re all barely making it through life by ourselves. At this point in the poem
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At first‚ these parts just seem to be a way to spilt up the book: The first tells of Pi’s background‚ the second tells the story of his survival‚ and the last explains Pi’s rescue and includes a recount of interviews with Pi on the cause of the shipwreck. It is not until the very end that the reader finally notices how the parts interrelate and tie the whole book together. Once the reader is aware of the book’s delicate balance the true meaning of the work is revealed: is there such thing as truth
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Good Morning my fellow peers and educators: In this century‚ even before this century‚ many people have been risking theirs lives to explore and discover greater things. E. L. Doctorow once said‚ "Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go". We started of knowing nothing‚ but we progressed into something better. Some successful and some not‚ but look at what we have now and think‚ "If these risk takers did not do major explorations‚ will we know how
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