Traumas In Yann Martel's Life Of Pi

During Pi’s perilous lifeboat journey, he faced unfathomable survival decisions. Therefore, Pi created a menagerie for his emotional traumas in an effort to erase the unspeakable cruelty and violence he witnessed through various animal characters. In the book Life of Pi, Pi utilizes Richard Parker a symbol for his actions. To Begin with, both Richard Parker symbolizes Pi’s erratic and irrational behavior. After the sinking of the Tsimtsum, Richard Parker had an inconsistent set of actions. Richard Parker regularly attacked and ate available meat yet declined to attack Pi when given the opportunity. Similarly, Pi had erratic and inconsistent behavior. Pi can not consistently follow one form of organized religion, so he chooses to be a practicing