...from the book of Life of Pi by Author Yann Martel to Life of Pi by Director Ang Lee. Delving into both works, it should be clear that books will always contain the most detail while the movie will have to compress, shorten, or change so the film can be viewed properly by the audience. As well in most cases, “white washing” or changing the film in some parts will lead the viewers to see a different development that the readers were given. Mainly speaking, the differences from book to film gives the significance of Pi’s growth a change of course. Targeting on Pi’s beginnings and lessons,...
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...lost and confused for the rest of their life. No matter whether that person can get back to the place they were before, their life will forever be altered by the event. Frankly, ‘happy endings’ do not exist at all and living is about how you roll with the punches. Life is full of disappointments, painful memories, drastic devastations and tragedies that can cause serious psychological problems later on. In Life of Pi by Yann Martel, Pi experiences a terrible journey that changes his life forever, consequently, the statement, “This story has a happy ending,” is not a valid conclusion to be made. Pi has a very functional, loving...
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...In the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel, Pi decides to to have faith in three religions to convey his love for God. Pi is a born Hindu, but discovers Christianity and Islam when he is 14-15 years old. Pi’s parents did not agree with his polytheistic belief until he shouts, “I just want to love God” (Martel 74). Religion can have a huge impact on someones personality and morals; It can also help someone through difficult times. Yann Martel illustrates how religion helps shape Pi’s personality through: his experience at sea, and his difficult experiences in life. Firstly, Pi’s religious devotion shapes his personality as a young man by allowing him to be non-judgemental, open-minded, and kind. While being devotedly faithful to three religions,...
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...Most people never think of how their families, their homes, and even their entire lives could be changed in an instant, but this is a devastating reality for many; homes evacuated, children taken away, belongings stolen, friends and family killed. Two such accounts of this immense tragedy are Elie Wiesel's autobiographical story, Night, and Yann Martel’s fictional tale, Life of Pi. Faced with grief, the main characters of both books overcome their hardships through a beacon of hope, a tremendous determination, and a courage that nobody should ever need to possess. In Night, the main character and author of the book, Elie Wiesel, is taken from his home and put into a concentration camp run by Hitler’s Nazi party, along with his family and his fellow passengers. When they first arrive, his mother and sister are taken away to be slaughtered, and his father succumbs to dysentery later on. Toward the very end of the story, the camp is liberated, and he is taken to a hospital to have the injuries he suffered at the camp treated. He has the opportunity to look into a mirror for the first...
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...In the book and movie life of pi, determination is a huge part of pi’s life. Its seen in his life from when he was on the boat to just trying to fit in at school.Determination can be seen in all walks of life. “You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.’’(1.35.91) Pi’s life before the shipwreck was a serious of up’s and downs.From being called pissing instead of Piscine.When the new school year started he was determined to never be called pissing again,before the teacher could call his name he took it upon himself to never be called pissing again.He got up and spelt out his name and said that instead of Piscine that everyone could call him pi.One of the ups in his life was living in a zoo how he describe the sights...
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...A fourteen year-old Pi familiarizes himself with a new religion. At first, he has a sarcastic tone: “Or rather, since Christians are so fond of capital letters, a Story,”(53). Pi is a curious young man, simply searching for a new understanding. His search continues when he finds a church “up the hill to the left,”(57). To Pi, religion is simply another way to express himself. The author, Yann Martel, of Life of Pi shapes the main character's view of a Christian life through foreshadowing Jesus’ love to the image of the three holy places. When a young Piscine happens upon “a Christian church,”(51) he meets a Catholic priest, Father Martin. As they sit down to have tea and biscuits an intrigued Pi asks the Father to tell him a story, the story. Piscine didn’t understand why “their religion had one Story, and to it they came back again and again, over and over,”(53). Pi’s absence of knowledge about Father Martin’s faith only intrigues him more. With each question Pi has about Christianity, Father Martin replies with love. A love so deep that it is hard to fathom. A love that asks for nothing in return. Jesus’ love is a pure and sacrificial love. In a book of the Bible it talks of Jesus being the ultimate sacrifice: “Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed,”(Luke 22:7). If those...
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...While reading Yann Martels «life of Pi» book Pi always talked about stars and moon he always described them. Sky is very mystery and interesting, it is always helped to people know the way, know the weather and many other things. Stars. We always see them at night. They draw our attention to the special, mesmerizing glow. Our ancestors believed that they can influence our destiny and our future. I think they can’t say about our fate but they can say us about weather and they can help us to find our way if we are lost. For a long time one of the main purposes of astronomy has navigation - star guided the captains of ships in the high seas and the conductors of caravans in the desert, for many centuries helped the stars do not go astray travelers. Navigation with the stars: The most common way to navigate by stars...
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...Caleb In the book Life of Pi, the color orange comes up many times throughout the book. The book does not ever tell the reader what the color means, but it gives small subtle hints about what it symbolises. The color orange in the book symbolizes hope, and survival. Just when his life gets horrible the color orange gives hope for Pi. The color orange shows up in a lot of places, from important characters to items that Pi comes across. The lifeboat, arguably the most important item for Pi. Without it, he would have drowned in the shipwreck. A lifeboat is the ultimate sign for survival. The lifeboat is the start of the orange life savers Pi finds over his time. Another vital item for Pis time at sea was the med kit. Since the kit was so important...
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...Prompt 1 All stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Yann Martel’s Life of Pi is no different. However, some argue that the first part, which deals with Pi’s coming of age and homeland, could be disregarded entirely to make a stronger novel. In viewing the completed work, it is clear that every component, no matter how obscure or bizarre, is absolutely critical to the success of the novel. All elements of the writing, from Pi’s religion to his fascination with sloths, are vital, for they all work together to describe a larger story. At first, the explanation of Pi’s religion and the nature of animals appears to be repetitive and irrelevant. It is nothing more than supportive information, which seems only useful when Pi prays to both Jesus and Vishnu, or when he rattles off facts about female orangutans. As he wrestles with isolation, danger, and despair, he...
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...Like any good work of fiction, symbols play a key role in Yann Martell’s Life of Pi, the most important being Richard Parker. Richard parker, a four hundred and fifty pound Bengal tiger, is forced to share a life boat with the protagonist, Pi. While initially, his ferociousness scares Pi, after taming him, the two learn to coexist. At the end of the novel, when the two reach land, Richard Parker runs off into the jungle without a farewell. Through the way Pi speaks to the tiger and as the story develops, it becomes apparent that Martell intended Richard parker to symbolize Pi’s will to survive and his primal state. Although he is ferocious and fearsome, Richard Parker’s presence is what drives Pi’s will to live. Pi faces many issues on the...
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...In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, and Isabel Allende’s The House of Spirits, both employ magic realism in their novels. Isabel Allende, a Chilean writer, is well known for writing in this style. Many of her books incorporate this genre. Yann Martel, a novelist born in Spain, only uses this style of writing in this one book. Both authors are able to integrate this unique style of writing into these novels to help express their themes. Magic Realism is a “chiefly Latin-American narrative strategy that is characterized by the matter-of-fact inclusion of fantastic or mythical elements into seemingly realistic fiction”. It is a unique style of writing most commonly used by Latin American authors. This genre is also being applied to art. The term now can apply to paintings. It was created in the early 1900’s by a German writer but shifted to Latin America where it is still most commonly found today. In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, magic realism is present throughout Pi’s long journey in the Pacific Ocean. The ship, Tsimtsum, that he and his family are traveling on sank and he was the lone survivor. He was tossed onto a lifeboat with some animals from his family’s zoo. Two and a half days into his adventure, Pi discovered that he was not the only one on it. “How I had failed to notice for two and a half days a 450-pound Bengal tiger in a lifeboat twenty-six feet long was a conundrum I would have to try to crack later, when I had more energy. The feet surely made Richard Parker the largest...
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...assumption is that you will consider both the similarities and differences; in other words, you will compare and contrast. Make sure you know the basis for comparison The assignment sheet may say exactly what you need to compare, or it may ask you to come up with a basis for comparison yourself. • Provided by the question: The question may ask that you consider the gradual loss of morals by major characters in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi and George Orwell’s Animal Farm. The basis for comparison will be the loss of morals by central figures in each text. • Developed by you: The question may simply ask that you compare the two novels. If so, you will need to develop a basis for comparison, that is, a theme, concern, or device common to both works from which you can draw similarities and differences. Develop a list of similarities and differences Once you know your basis for comparison, think critically about the similarities and differences between the items you are comparing, and compile a list of them. For example, you might decide that in Life of Pi, Pi simultaneously experiences a gradual loss of morals as his chances of survival are put more and more at risk, whereas in Animal Farm, Napoleon always possessed questionable morals which become further corrupted as...
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...knows an author. There is however, a very large difference between a writer, a true author of a literary work, and someone who ‘wrote a book.’ Anyone can write a book. A writer is a person who creates an interwoven web of imagination, creativity and skill with language. They create a work that flows together and paints a picture in your head. These days, so people writing books, true writers are hard to find, and subsequently, excellent literary works, are even harder to find. Life of Pi, by Yann Martel is an excellent literary work, written by an excellent writer. It is one of the most original works you are likely to find, with a storyline that keeps you guessing. It has many subthemes and addresses many topics in an academic and moral way that is unexpected, refreshing, and insightful. Martel uses setting, character development, and narrative point of view to lead his readers across the pacific in a compelling and attention-catching way which makes his novel a true masterpiece. When looking at Martel’s genius in terms of setting, it is important to look at it throughout the whole book, not just certain parts. The story starts in India, Pondicherry to be exact. Martel uses excellent descriptive language to describe to his readers, the zoo in which the main character, Piscine Molitor Patel grew up. Martel states, “You must imagine a hot and humid place, bathed in sunshine and bright colours. The riot of flowers...
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...Everything Is Best “One day a disciple was walking through the marketplace. He overheard a customer say to the butcher, ‘Give me the best piece of meat you have.’ The butcher replied, ‘Everything in my shop is the best. You cannot find any piece of meat that is not the best.’ At these words, the disciple received enlightenment.” — Zen koan Reviewing Yann Martel’s astounding Life of Pi is a great deal like trying to solve Zen koans, the ancient conundrums used by Buddhist teachers to facilitate their disciples in reaching a state of enlightenment. The trick of the koan is that there really isn’t one correct solution. There may be many—as many different ones as there are students seeking enlightenment—or there may be none. Who knows. The koans are simply tools to promote non-linear, out-of-the-box type thinking which will, according to the Eastern mystics, lead a seeker to a sense of oneness and harmony with the universe.Likewise, there is no one answer to the question, “What is Life of Pi about?” There will be probably be as many answers to that question as there are people who read the book. A perusal of online booksellers reveals that this book can be categorized as a survival story, a tall tale, an action piece, a work about human/animal relationships, and a fiction about (1) India, (2) adolescence, (3) zoos and zoology, and (4) the Pacific Ocean, which indicates to this reviewer that book dealers are grasping at anything they can find to define what essentially defies...
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...ending. Fiction and non fiction both play an important role in a reader's life, but the line between the two can sometimes be blurred. Defining the genre of book can greatly effect the reader's experience and interpretation of that book, especially when it comes to Yann Martel's Life of Pi. The novel is presented in interview style which may suggest it is a true story, but there is solid evidence behind the fact that it is a work of fiction. For example, the main character manages to stay alive for 227 days with little to no food supply, when in reality no human could go that long. Also, he is accompanied by a dangerous Bengal tiger who would have most likely ate him alive the first chance he got. On top of that, there are places mentioned in the book such as a man eating floating island made out of algae that are completely non existent. Despite any disagreeing evidence, Life of Pi is purely a fiction novel. Not only is this book fiction, it is also highly unrealistic. Pi Patel, the main character, is able to survive 227 with very sparse food and water. At one point in the book, a wave takes away the majority of his food that he was saving and he leaves him with little to nothing. Research shows that humans can only last a maximum of 40 days with no food, and maximum 7 days with no fresh water. In reality, Pi would not have remained alive for all that time therefore proving the story to be fiction. Along with Pi on the lifeboat there was also a royal Bengal tiger named Richard Parker...
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