Courage In Yann Martel's Life Of Pi
Courage in “Life of Pi”
“The lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar. It was natural that, bereft and desperate as I was, in the throes of unremitting suffering, I should turn to God.”(pg. 283-284) In the “life of Pi” by Yann Martel, Pi possesses several characteristics allowing him to survive his long, epic journey across the Pacific Ocean. His great determination pushed him to the brink and his hopes in God helped him soar and constantly fought despair. Pi practiced his pious ways and his hopes soared as he prayed to God. Also, the castaway's immense knowledge of animals saved his life; it permitted him to cope with Richard Parker, the 450-pound Bengal Tiger trapped on the lifeboat with him. It also helped him find ways to capture and nourish …show more content…
Finally, Pi's vast imagination kept his mind busy and focused throughout his life so he can accomplish amazing feats and with the help of the three religions: Christianity, Muslim and Hinduism. Pi uses courage to help him survive the sinking of the Tsimtsum, his belief in god made him have confidence to survive on the lifeboat for 277 days and a few days on the carnivorous island where the algae turns acidic and kills anything living like when Richard Parker kept going back to the lifeboat before nighttime and how the lemurs slept in the trees rather than staying underground. When Pi lost his family he was permanently scarred for life. His family and orange juice were all gone just sad memories like when pi stated on 2.37.11 “And what of my extended family – birds, beasts, and reptiles? They too have drowned. Every single thing I value in life has been destroyed. And I
“The lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar. It was natural that, bereft and desperate as I was, in the throes of unremitting suffering, I should turn to God.”(pg. 283-284) In the “life of Pi” by Yann Martel, Pi possesses several characteristics allowing him to survive his long, epic journey across the Pacific Ocean. His great determination pushed him to the brink and his hopes in God helped him soar and constantly fought despair. Pi practiced his pious ways and his hopes soared as he prayed to God. Also, the castaway's immense knowledge of animals saved his life; it permitted him to cope with Richard Parker, the 450-pound Bengal Tiger trapped on the lifeboat with him. It also helped him find ways to capture and nourish …show more content…
Finally, Pi's vast imagination kept his mind busy and focused throughout his life so he can accomplish amazing feats and with the help of the three religions: Christianity, Muslim and Hinduism. Pi uses courage to help him survive the sinking of the Tsimtsum, his belief in god made him have confidence to survive on the lifeboat for 277 days and a few days on the carnivorous island where the algae turns acidic and kills anything living like when Richard Parker kept going back to the lifeboat before nighttime and how the lemurs slept in the trees rather than staying underground. When Pi lost his family he was permanently scarred for life. His family and orange juice were all gone just sad memories like when pi stated on 2.37.11 “And what of my extended family – birds, beasts, and reptiles? They too have drowned. Every single thing I value in life has been destroyed. And I