`Life of Pi` book by Yann Martel

They are one and the same for him . They can no more impact him differently

Pi 's family decides t migrate to Canada . Barring some , his father sells many of the animals and they move with them by freighter . Believe it the small ship capsizes in the middle of the Pacific Ocean . Even in that situation he is not rattled . He says , Jesus , Mary , Muhammad and Vishnu , how good to see you Richard Parker (p . 97 ) Pi finds himself on a lifeboat , with a zebra , a hyena and a Bengal tiger named Richard

br Parker . The first day on the boat after the ship-wreck is spent with lots of apprehensions . It came as an unmistakable indication to me of how low I had sunk the day I noticed , with a pinching of the heart , that I ate like an animal , that this noisy , frantic , un chewing wolfing-down of mine was exactly the way Richard Parker ate (p . 225 ) `In short , the hyena dispatches the zebra , the tiger dispatches the hyena and for all intents and purposes , Pi appears to be the next item on Richard Parker 's menu ' For the next 227 days , Pi remains tossed in the sea with Richard Parker , his only companion . He is now cruising in the shark-infested waters . The chances of his rescue are dim . But even under such grim circumstances he wishes to save his partner . This is the real test for Pi 's practical application of his spiritual strength Ultimately , he succeeds and the story has the happy ending . The story reminds one of The Old man and the Sea ' by Earnest Hemingway as for the sea-struggle part of it . Only fear can defeat life (p .161 thinks Pi , as he emerges victorious , in the ultimate analysis

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