Yann Martel's Life Of Pi

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Nearly in everyday life, songs are able to help deepen our understanding of various situations. For example, a movie might play a song to build suspense for its viewers. It might also be added to show deep emotions of the characters in the movie. With that said, songs are also able to show multiple meanings to stories and other literature. There are many songs that show a strong connection to a story. “Roar” by Katy Perry displays an idea of becoming more powerful than your foe. Major Lazer, DJ Snake, and MØ’s “Lean On” is about having someone on your side. Lastly, “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth represents true friendship is hard to let go. Each song displays a vigorous connection with Life of Pi by Yann Martel. First, “Roar” …show more content…

The tone is also presented through Pi’s dialogue. For instance, “You might think I lose all hope at that point. I did. And as a result I perked up and felt much better.” (Martel, Life of Pi). To begin with, Pi shows a use of irony when he says “You might think I lost all hope at that point. I did.” In other words, the author signifies that he believes that Pi still has hope that he will survive on the lifeboat with Richard Parker. This indicates a tone of aspiration and hope. To compare the tone to the song “Lean On”, MØ mentions “Do you recall, not long ago/We would walk on the sidewalk?/Innocent, remember?/All we did was care for each other/But the night was warm/We were bold and …show more content…

The theme is presented through the relationship of Pi and Richard Parker. For instance, “I will tell you a secret: a part of me was glad about Richard Parker. A part of me did not want Richard Parker to die at all, because if he died I would be left alone with despair, a foe even more formidable than a tiger. If I still had the will to live, it was thanks to Richard Parker.” (Martel, Life of Pi). Based on this evidence, it is clear that Pi and Richard Parker resembled a strong, friendly connection. Pi cared a lot about Richard Parker and was thankful for having the tiger to maintain his survival overseas. With Pi’s gratitude towards Richard Parker, it presents a theme of friendship will come through anything. To portray the similar theme to the song “See You Again”, Charlie Puth mentions “It's been a long day without you my friend/And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again/We've come a long way from where we began/Oh I'll tell you all about it when I see you again.” These lyrics indicate a strong friendship that will last forever. The original purpose of this song is to commemorate the late Paul Walker. Every actor who worked with Walker had memorable moments with Walker that resulted all of the workers to become the bestest of friends. The friendship presented here is nearly equivalent to the

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