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Life of Pi is
one of my favorite books that I have read so far. The book did not receive rave
reviews from some of my classmates but I personally enjoyed it thoroughly and
could not put it down. The book had elements of spiritually, the importance of
learning , endurance and hope against all odds. Which made it all the more
enjoyable to read. There were always two meanings to every aspect of the book
and if you read too fast or skimmed the novel quickly you would miss the real
meaning of what Yann Martel was saying and describing which is what I find the
majority of my classmates who did not enjoy or understand the novel did. From what others have told me and reviews I’ve
read I found that the large majority of readers did not necessarily enjoy the
first section of the book. I however found it very interesting seeing the
perspective of a young boy discovering and
taking interest in different world religions also his take on the reaction of his
parents and his different priests to his devout interest in religion. All of this
taking place in a land foreign to me was a perfection combination. I also loved
reading his life growing up on a zoo and the zoo lore his father taught him.
The stories about other animals kept the book interesting. What was very
fascinating was the carry-over from part one to part two. During part one a lot
of detail was put into Pi’s schedule of praying zoo work and school all very
precise and Pi followed diligently. While Pi and Richard Parker were on the
raft Pi functioned with the same mentality of schedule order and organization.
He almost immediately took an organized inventory after the boat sank, made
plans what to do with Richard Parker and made himself a raft. I was already very
engrossed in the bulk of the book but the conclusion was fantastic. I do not
love when books have devastating endings. Pi did lose his family which is
horrible but every good story and hero has to have a tragedy but all in all Pi
turned out well in life. Why I thought the ending was so fantastic was the
loose end that Yann Martel and that even after the book was finished you kept
on thinking. Yann Martel left evidence that either of Pi’s explanations could
be true. The story of his mother and him surviving with the cook and sailor
sounded more realistic and probable but there were small mammal bones left in
the bottom of his life raft which would give evidence of his encounter with the
Meer cats and the island. By the end the interviewers put two and two together that
the stories are intertwined as the zebra is the sailor the hyena the cook and
that both stories follow the same plot but one with animals the other with
people. What made you kept you thinking
even after the book finished was which story was true? Or a combination the
both? Either way the book was very well written and the first book without rape
which I was very appreciative of that break. Life of Pi had double meanings and
aspects philosophy and overall an excellent book which I thoroughly enjoyed.
