Summary Of Pi Hero's Journey

Pi’s hero’s journey begins with his ordinary life in Pondicherry, India. His father owns a zoo and he loves to help out and examine all the animals. Pi is very religious, therefore; he prays on his prayer rug almost every day. Pi was called to adventure when his family told him one day that they were moving to Canada. “We’ll sail like Columbus” (111). Pi’s father said this in relation because the Patel’s, themselves, were about to sail across the ocean. They will be traveling on the Tsimtsum across the Pacific Ocean. Pi was not thrilled when he heard this from his dad. He refused this call because he was agitated that he was getting ready leave everything behind in India. That meant he was vacating the zoo and also he was leaving all of the religious teachers he had met. “We
Pi’s mentor on the journey was a God. He exercised three religions at once. These religions include Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. “We are all born without religion, until some figure introduces us to God” (58). Pi navigated the threshold when the ship he was traveling on, Tsimtsum, sank in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. “The boat sank” (121). Pi was the only human to survive the sinking of the Tsimtsum. Several animals did survive the crash. Those animals include a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan, and a tiger. Pi was certainly tested by these animals. The tiger and the hyena were definitely the biggest threats on the boat. Pi allied with Richard Parker, the tiger, towards the end of the story because he said that Richard Parker was the only reason he stayed alive. “Truly, I do. I love you, Richard Parker. I don’t think I would make it. No, I wouldn’t. I would die of hopelessness. Don’t give up, Richard Parker, don’t give up. I will get you to land, I promise, I promise!” (298). This quote from the book really shows Pi’s great love for Richard Parker. Pi’s other great test he had was finding food and