Life Of Pi Religion Research Paper

How does religion benefit your life when you are going through hard times? Religion is a particular system of worship or belief. The Life of Pi, by Yann Martel, is about a sixteen year old boy, named Pi Patel, who lives in an Indian city called Pondicherry. From Pondicherry he goes on many adventures and ends up in Manilla. He survives through my different tragic events including months in a lifeboat with a tiger and being surrounded by sharks in a tiny lifeboat. Pi uses the three religions Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam to survive his ordeal at the sea. The first religion is Hinduism, which is the way of life and is the dominant religion. This was the first religion that Pi grew up with and Pi was also a vegetarian which contributes

“We are all born as Catholics.” (Martel 47) This quote is important because Pi thinks that everyone is born as Catholic, without a religion, until you get introduced to god. Then he says once you meet up with God, people usually know their religion at that point but some will lose God on the way. Pi said he never lost God through all his journeys and God was always there for him. "I kept myself busy. That was the key to my survival.” (Martel 190) Pi’s faith to Christianity created a pathway and routine of praying five times each day. Sunrise, mid-morning, late afternoon, sunset, and night, Pi knew his whole entire schedule for when he would pray. Pi never would skip these prayers because it was a routine and if he messed it up, God would not be with him. “Solitude began. I turned to god. I survived.” (Martel 311) “Yes, so long as God is with me, I will not die. Amen.” (Martel 148) This quote is important because Pi is all alone and there is not much he can do. So, he puts his life in the hands of God and this is how he survived. Since Pi gave everything to God, in return God saves him and keeps him alive. The religion Christianity helped Pi get through his ordeal at the sea with God always by his