nonstandard way. In The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini creates Hassan as the foil for Amir. Hassan’s character‚ as perfect as he is‚ causes Amir to pale in comparison‚ something that Amir channels throughout his life‚ governing his actions. Similarly‚ Yann Martel employs Richard Parker as the foil for Pi in Life of Pi. The strength and ferocity of the tiger emphasizes Pi’s hopelessness and fear. Pi utilizes these emotions to fight and continue living. In both novels‚ the foil character underlines the main
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Sheahan Prabhu Ms. Bancheri ENG - 3U1 November 29th‚ 2010 Macbeth and Pi’s Gradual loss of Morals Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi and Shakespeare’s tragic play Macbeth reveal certain similarities‚ when juxtaposed. These two texts display the gradual loss of morals between the characters of Macbeth and Pi. This is conveyed through specific events within the two books‚ such as Macbeth and Pi’s lust to kill‚ their guilt and themselves going crazy‚ will articulate the loss of their morals. The following
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Yann Martel: Life of Pi In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi‚ a writer visits Pi Patel and asks him to tell his life story. Pi tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry‚ India‚ and how he attained his nickname. Pi’s father Santosh Patel a zoo owner‚ decides to move to Canada‚ where the animals the family owns would also be sold. They board on a Japanese cargo ship along with the animals. One night there is a terrible storm‚ which causes the ship they all are on to sink. Pi is the only person ton the
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The Life Pi Flying Fish In chapter 61 to 62 Pi encounters an attack of a school of flying fish. Flying fish uses magical realism taking an everyday realistic object and adding a sense of fantasy. Yann Martel uses descriptive language to create a realistic scene. Many religious references are including throughout the chapter in describing the event of the flying fish. ‘I felt I was living the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian.’ Saint Sebastian was a Christian Martyr who survived by being executed by
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In the novel Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel uses indirect characterization to portray how the harshest elements can bring out the most primal instincts in man‚ and the unexpected cooperation in the most primal of animals. This is used to symbolize the close similarities in the behavior of man and animal‚ although seemingly worlds apart at first glace. It is a constant switch between Pi’s thoughts and Pi’s actions that is needed to extend this characterization to the fullest. Martel does this by showing Pi’s
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In “Life of Pi”‚ by Yann Martel‚ Pi had to overcome emotional obstacles in order to survive his 227 days in the Pacific. Pi faced challenges that would have prevented his physical survival; hesitation‚ loneliness‚ despair and boredom. These obstacles would have crippled his mind if he did not conquer them. Pi not only overcomes these obstacles to survive the journey‚ but takes away valuable lessons from his experience. In order to face the challenges that were presented to him‚ Pi had to face the
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How does Pi assert himself throughout his ordeal and how does this help him survive? Reflecting a belief that in all things there is “a trace of the divine”‚ in Life of Pi author Yann Martel considers the basic animal instincts of humanity when faced with the most adverse of conditions‚ and ultimately‚ the all-encompassing‚ limitless nature of faith. Pi’s “unbelievable” survival‚ shipwrecked in the Pacific Ocean following the sinking of the Tsimstum and loss of his family‚ can at least be partly
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The Aura of Orange Human‚ animal‚ plants‚ and all the Earth’s content is survivor. They are fighting for their rights in order to live in this beautiful world. The novel Life of Pi written by Yann Martel‚ has employed a lot of symbols that is related to the life. One of the most significant symbols is the color orange. The author uses orange as a symbol of maintenance of the spirit to survive in survival. This can be proved as most of the objects that are in the color orange in the novel generate
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journey back to humanity. In the beginning of the novel Life of Pi‚ Pi Patel took on three‚ contradicting religions: Christianity‚ Hinduism‚ and Islam. When Pi is forced to choose one religion to follow‚ he blurts out that he “just wants to love God” (Martel 87). Throughout the novel‚ it is his love and faith in God which keeps his inner fire‚ his will to live‚ burning bright. For an example‚ When Pi begins his 227 day journey in a lifeboat with a tiger; he loses all hope of living. Suddenly‚ a voice
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Chapter 1 Introduction A metaphor is a figure of speech that describe a subject by asserting that it is‚on some point of comparison‚the same as another otherwise unrelated object.Metaphor is a type of analogy and is closely related to other rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via association‚ comparison or resemblance including allegory‚ hyperbole‚ and simile.(wikipedia‚2012‚http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor) Metaphor is not only important in our life‚but also inescapable
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