Life of Pi, written by the Canadian author Yann Martel and first published in 2001 is a Man Booker Prize winning novel along with being a winner of the Asian American Prize for Literature. It tells the story of a young boy named Pi who spends 227 days out on sea on a small raft with a group of animals after their ship sinks and is a tale of his journey towards survival.
Piscine "Pi" Molitor Patel, on whom Life of Pi is based after, is a young boy living in Pondicherry, India where his father owns a zoo and who follows multiple religions since he believes in gaining from each teaching. The story starts when the Patel's decide to shut shop and shift to Canada due to political disturbances happening in India at that time
Piscine "Pi" Molitor Patel, on whom Life of Pi is based after, is a young boy living in Pondicherry, India where his father owns a zoo and who follows multiple religions since he believes in gaining from each teaching. The story starts when the Patel's decide to shut shop and shift to Canada due to political disturbances happening in India at that time
However, due to bad weather, the ship carrying the family along with the zoo animals begins to leak water and ultimately sinks. Pi along with an orangutan, an injured zebra, a hyena and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker are the only survivors who take shelter on a small lifeboat.
Both the injured zebra and the orangutan are soon killed and eaten by the hyena. The tiger in turn kills and eat the hyena leaving just the two of them alone on the boat now. In an effort to avoid being eaten by Richard Parker, Pi portrays himself as the alpha male of the group and remains safe from harm. Since he does not want the tiger to die for fear of going mad by being alone on the boat, he fishes and feeds the two of them in order to stay alive.
In the final phase of Life of Pi, after 227 days, their boat comes ashore the coast of Mexico and the tiger escapes quickly into a nearby forest. The authorities find Pi alone but refuse to believe his story and hence Pi modifies his story slightly by leaving the animals out and including his mother, a cook and a sailor in it and questions the authorities as to which one they prefer.
However, the authorities prefer listening to the first story even though they do not believe in it, leaving Pi to end with a remark saying that it is the same way with God - those who do not believe in him miss out on something in life!
A must read book, Life of Pi is for all those book lovers who like a story that takes its time to build up. Although available at all leading shops, it is much better to purchase it online where one can get a great discount on it.
Both the injured zebra and the orangutan are soon killed and eaten by the hyena. The tiger in turn kills and eat the hyena leaving just the two of them alone on the boat now. In an effort to avoid being eaten by Richard Parker, Pi portrays himself as the alpha male of the group and remains safe from harm. Since he does not want the tiger to die for fear of going mad by being alone on the boat, he fishes and feeds the two of them in order to stay alive.
In the final phase of Life of Pi, after 227 days, their boat comes ashore the coast of Mexico and the tiger escapes quickly into a nearby forest. The authorities find Pi alone but refuse to believe his story and hence Pi modifies his story slightly by leaving the animals out and including his mother, a cook and a sailor in it and questions the authorities as to which one they prefer.
However, the authorities prefer listening to the first story even though they do not believe in it, leaving Pi to end with a remark saying that it is the same way with God - those who do not believe in him miss out on something in life!
A must read book, Life of Pi is for all those book lovers who like a story that takes its time to build up. Although available at all leading shops, it is much better to purchase it online where one can get a great discount on it.
In the final phase of Life of Pi, after 227 days, their boat comes ashore the coast of Mexico and the tiger escapes quickly into a nearby forest. The authorities find Pi alone but refuse to believe his story and hence Pi modifies his story slightly by leaving the animals out and including his mother, a cook and a sailor in it and questions the authorities as to which one they prefer.
However, the authorities prefer listening to the first story even though they do not believe in it, leaving Pi to end with a remark saying that it is the same way with God - those who do not believe in him miss out on something in life!
A must read book, Life of Pi is for all those book lovers who like a story that takes its time to build up. Although available at all leading shops, it is much better to purchase it online where one can get a great discount on it.
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However, the authorities prefer listening to the first story even though they do not believe in it, leaving Pi to end with a remark saying that it is the same way with God - those who do not believe in him miss out on something in life!
A must read book, Life of Pi is for all those book lovers who like a story that takes its time to build up. Although available at all leading shops, it is much better to purchase it online where one can get a great discount on it.
About the Author:
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