Life Of Pi Orange Analysis

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Samantha.bielecki Bielecki 1

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ELA 30

November 23rd

Life of Pi

Life of Pi is a story based on the survival of a young boy named Pi. Throughout the novel there are symbols of hope and survival, symbols of hope and survival are represented in the color orange. This relates to the book because the main priority for Pi is for survival as well as the hope to once again be able to see his family. There are multiple hints of orange that help represent the survival of Pi as well as the hope that kept him going. These representations of the color orange would be Richard Parker (the orange cat), the life savers (the orange whistle), the Buoy (colored orange) and Orange Juice (the orangutan). These are all symbolic to how Pi had survived in the sinking of the tsimstum.

One distinct representation of survival in the novel would be at the beginning of the book when pi’s daughter, Usha comes in carrying an …show more content…

The Orangutan (Orange juice) is a symbol of emotional help in hope which leads to Pis survival . Orange juice is a symbol of hope because he symbolizes Pi’s mother. It gives a certain amount of emotional stability in Pi being able to keep going to in the hope he will be able to survive. When Orange juice is killed it shows Pi the dangers of trusting the deadly animals he is sharing a boat with and how he should keep his distance.

Life of Pi is about a young boy struggling to stay alive. Throughout the book there are hints of hope and survival through the use of symbols. The color orange being one of those symbols. There are various hints of orange, the hints of orange would be Richard Parker (the orange cat), the life savers (the orange whistle), the Buoy (colored orange) and Orange Juice (the orangutan). They are all important components to Pi and his hope to survive, as well as his survival, they kept him going on his

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