Symbolism of Orange and Survival in 'Life of Pi'

There can be several objects in ones lifespan that has set the tone of them. In the book Life of Pi, there were three main objects that have set the tone and them for the young boy Pi. These objects where the color orange, the cross of Christianity, and the Tsimtsum boat that had crashed in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

The first object that has helped shape the actions and plot of this book is a color, and that color is orange. It shows survival and hope throughout the book. The sun represents the hope part of the color. The bright orange sun in the blue sky is very bright and shines down on Pi when he is in the lifeboat. The imagery of the sun and the scene makes Pi feel more hopeful that he will be saved. Survival is also represented by the color orange. Just about everything that is significant in the lifeboat that Pi is in is orange. The inside of the boat is colored orange, the oars, tarpaulin, and the lifejackets. Everything Pi should need if something happened

This was a huge moment in the book because it set the scene and tone for the rest of the novel. This boat set a good example of how things will not always go your way. Pi realizes that this was a tough point in his life and he will never forget it. He was left to be a strong independent boy on this lifeboat with only the objects he had on it which were his humbleness and his fait in religion. Pi had to become a man and try to figure out what has happened, what he can do, and how to survive for as long as he can.

One object can have a huge impact on someone’s life. In this novel Pi has a couple of objects that have changes his life. The three objects that have changed his life are the color orange, the cross in Christianity, and tsimtsum. These three objects changed the way Pi could have been if he would not have looked at them in a certain