Life Of Pi Compare And Contrast Essay

In the book Life of Pi, a boy named Pi is ship wrecked and gets stranded at sea with nothing but a raft and a tiger. Pi has always sought out to have religion, but can’t ever figure out which one is the right one to follow and practice. Also, in the short story Parker’s Back, Parker is married to a woman Sarah Ruth, whom he can’t stand. He doesn’t know why he stays with her and unlike Pi he hasn’t always wanted religion in his life, until he unknowingly seeks it out. Pi and Parker both struggle to find spiritual guidance and through their journeys in life, along with unwanted yet necessary characters, both are able to fulfil their religious desires.
Parker despises his wife and wants to leave her, but for some reason he doesn’t leave her. He has something inside him that holds him back from leaving her, something he can’t figure out. This is the same with Pi as he has no reason to keep Richard Parker alive. The tiger tries to
An experience that changes their lives for the better. Sarah Ruth being so persistent about her religion, over time impacted Parker. Parker getting the tattoo of Jesus brought out something I him that he has never felt before. He finally realized what the whole religion thing was about and he has his awakening. The same goes for Pi, when Richard Parker leaves him. He left Pi behind with understanding that he longed for. Pi didn’t discover a certain religion to be the correct one, yet he discovered something more diverse. Pi figures out that all one must do is just simply believe. He had to believe in Richard Parker when he had no choice to and he had to believe in himself. He discovers that believing in doing the right thing and trying to live a righteous lifestyle is the best way to achieve anything in life. Whether you in up in heaven or become reincarnated as an animal, Pi believed that something happens in the afterlife and wanted the best for himself in that