An Analysis of The Life Of Pi

By: Denys Pavlov

The Life of Pi was written by Yann Martel, and it is about a sixteen-year-old boy

stuck on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. The main character, Piscine Molitor Patel, also

known as "Pi", was born in Pondicherry, India. As a child, he was introduced to three

religions: Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity. Him and his family left India June 1st

1977 onboard the ship Tsimtsum heading to Canada. They planned to settle in

Winnipeg, and start a better life. Four days after entering the Pacific, Tsimtsum sank.

From then on, during his 227 days of isolation on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger, he

changed significantly.

He was forced to stop following certain dictates of his religions. As a

commandment of Islam and Hinduism, an animal should be killed swiftly and

painlessly. During his trip, Pi hammered...