Krystal Tam Mr. Wilson ENG4U 4 November 2014 Symbolism in Life of Pi Life of Pi‚ written by Yann Martel‚ has a complex plot. It is a story within a story. It is an adventure novel about a 16 year-old boy called Pi‚ who survives after the ship wrecks. He stays with a tiger on the ocean for 227 days. In the novel‚ the author uses various literary devices to present different themes. One of those devices is symbolism. Its presence is shown everywhere in the novel and it helps readers to truly understand
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Life of PiContent QuestionsPart 1: Toronto & Pondicherry - Chapters 1-361). Pondicherry was the birth place of Pi the protagonist of the story. It was during Pi’s time in Pondicherry that he has suffered intensely and found comfort in religion and zoology; which proves to be the basis of the stories plot. With this in mind‚ he was raised in a time where there were many political problems arising which leads to Pi’s family leaving the country to Canada. This town is an appropriate choice for Pi’s
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ENG 3U1 Thursday June 5th 2014 Change and Survival: Life of Pi vs. Castaway Today’s era is nicknamed the era of technology. While technology is beneficial to many‚ it comes with a consequence to which all users are victim to; change. Technology changes very often; from updates in phones to moving from one house to another. In order to flourish‚ one must adapt to fit their surroundings. In Life of Pi‚ written by Yann Martel and Castaway‚ directed by Robert Zemeckis‚ Pi Patel and Chuck Noland
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Life of Pi - Option 2 In The Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ Pi Patel and Richard Parker travel in a liferaft for many days while stranded in the Pacific Ocean. However‚ the setting helps aid the story in multiple ways. The setting guides the character’s feelings and actions to grow dynamically and adds foreshadow to the storyline. In the beginning of the plot when the weather started to become rough‚ Pi admitted that he was “very afraid” (Martel 101) and he was so frightened to where “his mind could
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Life of Pi The book starts with the author telling in a note about going to India. In India he meets a man named Francis Adirubasamy in a coffeehouse in Pondicherry. The response Francis comes up with to the author’s need for inspiration is “I have a story that will make you believe in God.” After which he refers to the author as Piscine Patel in Toronto‚ who starts to tell his story. When Pi was a teenager in India‚ he lived with his parents and his brother Ravi. He frequently explores new opportunities
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Tyler Bourne Ms. lewis ENG 4U1 November 19th‚ 2012 When life throws obstacles in one’s direction‚ one must grow and adapt to survive. Pi Patel and Chuck Nolan provide good examples of growing and adapting in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi and the movie Castaway produced by Robert Zemeck. It is shown through these characters by‚ chuck and pi learning how to find a new source of food‚ having to create an imaginary figure to stay sane‚ and both found a will to survive. * Chuck Nolan and Pi Patel
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Yaritza Nunez February 2‚ 2015 808 Ms.Riley “The Story of Keesh and the Life of Pi” In a short story named “The Story of Keesh” and a novel excerpt named “The Life of Pi” both authors‚ Jack London and Yann Martel‚ develop certain qualities in characters who find the strength in
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a pyramid that includes five basic psychological needs that ensure the survival and growth needs of humans (Simply Psychology). In order to reach the top of the pyramid one must first obtain the most important basic need at the bottom of the pyramid - physiological. This is the basic need of food‚ water‚ sleep‚ rest‚ in order to become stronger and survive. In the Life of Pi‚ Pi reaches this stage when he is stranded in the middle of the ocean on a boat and he comes
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The short story “The Tiger’s Heart” by Jim Kjelgaard follows Pepe Garcia‚ a master of his village in pursuit of a tiger who has terrorized his village. Pepe has many motivations as to why he is hunting the tiger which include pride‚ money‚ admiration‚ and because he is a hunter. Throughout the story‚ Pepe puts great emphasis that owning a rifle makes a man the “master” of his village‚ yet when he needed it most‚ the rifle fails. You would think that a normal man would lose all motivation and drive
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When having to face living in harsh environments‚ that person may experience starvation‚ thirst‚ the feeling of being alone or strand. In both the excerpt of Life of Pi and “The Story of Keesh”‚ both characters had either faced one or another problem‚ and had to live difficult lives in different ways. But they both had difficult challenges to face. They weren’t just successful in facing their problems but they toughened up and faced the challenge ahead of them like a true hero. In both “The Story
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