Life Of Pi Essay Survival
Life of Pi- Survival against the Odds
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation but more importantly the will to survive. Life of Pi is an intense, emotional story of survival and triumph against the odds. Piscine Molitor Patel is a near consistent peril throughout the story. After losing his whole family in a shipwreck he has to survive on a life boat, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. His odds of survival are low due to many challenges he is faced with. There is a lack of food and fresh water, there is the psychological struggle he faces while being on the life boat, and most importantly being stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a 450 pound beast for 227 days.
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Richard Parker devotes all of the 227 days on the boat with Pi. The odds of survival with a man eating beast next to yourself are low, and then you add in the facts that they are stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for over 7 months. When Pi discovers that his only chance of survival relies on taming Richard Parker he has a great amount of determination. Before this realization Pi begins to give up in belief that there wasn't even the slightest chance of survival with a massive tiger on the boat. ‘’Only death consistently excites your emotions, whether contemplating it when life is safe and stale, or fleeing it when life is threatened and precious’’ (Martel.p.274) As the idea of fighting for life comes into Pi’s mind he starts thinking about the awareness of taming Richard Parker as these thoughts cross his mind he begins to pick himself up off his feet. Not only does the significant training and taming of the tiger increase his chances for survival, it gives him a reason to never give up, as Richard Parker becomes his only reason for living. Pi pushed to survive against humanity and the odds of not because he accepted that Richard Parker needed to live. Although there was doubt that surviving such a long time with a massive animal that had more than the ability to kill all, Pi beats those odds and although he struggles Pi deals with the significance of his
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation but more importantly the will to survive. Life of Pi is an intense, emotional story of survival and triumph against the odds. Piscine Molitor Patel is a near consistent peril throughout the story. After losing his whole family in a shipwreck he has to survive on a life boat, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. His odds of survival are low due to many challenges he is faced with. There is a lack of food and fresh water, there is the psychological struggle he faces while being on the life boat, and most importantly being stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a 450 pound beast for 227 days.
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Richard Parker devotes all of the 227 days on the boat with Pi. The odds of survival with a man eating beast next to yourself are low, and then you add in the facts that they are stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for over 7 months. When Pi discovers that his only chance of survival relies on taming Richard Parker he has a great amount of determination. Before this realization Pi begins to give up in belief that there wasn't even the slightest chance of survival with a massive tiger on the boat. ‘’Only death consistently excites your emotions, whether contemplating it when life is safe and stale, or fleeing it when life is threatened and precious’’ (Martel.p.274) As the idea of fighting for life comes into Pi’s mind he starts thinking about the awareness of taming Richard Parker as these thoughts cross his mind he begins to pick himself up off his feet. Not only does the significant training and taming of the tiger increase his chances for survival, it gives him a reason to never give up, as Richard Parker becomes his only reason for living. Pi pushed to survive against humanity and the odds of not because he accepted that Richard Parker needed to live. Although there was doubt that surviving such a long time with a massive animal that had more than the ability to kill all, Pi beats those odds and although he struggles Pi deals with the significance of his