Life Of Pi And Religion

Life of Pi, by Yann Martel, starts off with an elderly man in Pondicherry, India, telling one of the authors, “I have a story that will make you believe in God” (x). The author stops and thinks, Was this some Jehovah Witness knocking on my door? (x). This author, Yann Martel, is from Canada, where our other author, Piscine Molitor Patel, is from Pondicherry, India. Piscine is a middle eastern boy who’s family owns a zoo, with magnificent animals. Piscine does not like his name, because of all the students at the school he attends calling him “Pissing Patel”, so he decides to change his name to Pi.
Pi was very confused with his religion aspect. He grew up Hindu, same as his mother. His father, on the other hand, had no religion. He did not encourage it, and wanted nothing to do with it. When Pi wanted to be apart of 3 different religions, Hinduism, Islam, and christianity, his father and brother mocked him. His father told him that he had to choose
When Pi arrives at the main deck of the ship, he sees there is a huge rainstorm, which is rocking the ship back and forth. He then realizes that the ship is sinking, and he panics. As he is breaking his panic, he understands that someone let the animals loose. After the ship has sank, he finds himself in a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan named Orange Juice, and a bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
Pi survives on the boat for a good 227 days, crossing some of the most miraculous stuff. Pi is introduced to many new things, especially being an Indian boy that has never left India before. At times of need, he receives what he needs the most. He gets food at times of hunger, he receives a friend when he is very lonely, he receives comfort at times of fear, and discovers land right when he needs too. This is one of the mains parts of the book that Pi realizes that there is a God, and he now has complete