Yann Martel's Life Of Pi

To begin, the transformation of Pi’s behavior and actions play a big role throughout his survival out at sea. In the novel Life of Pi, one can see that Pi has altered himself in contrast to his more devoted and orthodox past in order to survive. For example, in the novel, whilst flying fish are flying over the boat, Pi sets out to catch one for him self and manages to catch a flying fish. Disgusted by the feeling of the fishes suffering, he hesitantly murders it. (Martel202-203). The act of murdering alone is despised by Pi and given his many religious views this must have been a very difficult task for him to accomplish since the animal did not do anything to harm him. This also conveys an immense importance to the development of not only Pi himself but the rest of the novel as well. Furthermore, this can also be a symbol of Pi having to adapt to be able to survive at sea. Pi, having been a vegetarian his whole life and very fond of religion, this indicates that he has an understanding of what he needs to be done in order to survives and that he is willing to go against all his beliefs to obtain his survival. To add to that point, after Pi had caught the Dorado, he states, “killing it was

In the novel Life of Pi, Pi seems to not be as determined to survive and one day get home. This can be shown when Pi firsts steps on the island. Pi interprets the island as a place to relax and take it easy, he also feels that the island has brought everything that he needs to survive and feels like he could almost stay there forever (286-310). This shows that Pi believed that the island could have been a gift from god, a gift to end all his hardships and suffering and give him rest, even if it seemed hazardous at night. Furthermore, it demonstrates that Pi was not fully ready to sacrifice the island since the island brought so much to