Life Of Pi Challenges

Poon Lim is a chinese seaman who survived after being lost at sea on a liferaft for 133 days. Piscine Molitor Patel from the novel, Life of Pi, survived for 227 days. He survived in the middle of the ocean, on a lifeboat with an adult bengal tiger for 227 days. For the reader, doing so may have seemed like a tough task for Pi. For Pi, this task was near impossible. He managed to survive alongside Richard Parker, an adult tiger, every day that he was out at sea. He pushed through mental challenges that he never could have imagined having to deal with. He handled physical complications that no 16 year old should even have to think about. In the novel, Life of Pi, author Yann Martel portrays the idea that no matter how hard challenges in life may seem, if an individual perseveres through them, they will get through it. He displays this idea through Richard Parker, and mental and physical challenges that Pi faces.

Living alongside a tiger may seem to be an interesting experience for many individuals in the world, but for Pi it was a challenge both physically and mentally. The thought of Richard Parker was in

Although, the reader may not be able to notice this at first glance due to the fact that Pi is on a lifeboat. Many readers may not understand how much they can connect with this idea. Pi worked hard each day to live alongside Richard Parker, and fight mental and physical battles which affected him every day. This novel relates to people in their everyday lives with the idea of perseverance. Pi is an amazing example of how when things may seem impossible, that is the best opportunity to come up with something new. He pushes himself to the limits each and every day. If everyone were to push themselves as much as Pi does on the lifeboat, they could live an improved life, and feel more free. Persevering through the tough times may seem demanding, but the outcome is one like no