Life of Pi Response

Life of Pi Reading Response When I began reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel I had little expectation it would peak my interest. I anticipate it to be a boring school assignment that I would feature to get through, process the knowledge and put on paper. To my relief, this book was completely the opposite. I must admit, the beginning chapters were quite dry. I would give up never chosen in the beginning of a book to mention a sloth, probably the most uninteresting mammal ever. Slowly, the book progresses to where it gives you a little background information on Piscine Patel and his spiritedness in India.In part one, I really liked where Mamaji taught Piscine to swim. Looking back it turn out to be a very important for Pis survival I dislike stories where the battlers journey is clearly defined anda once weak man overcomes unrealistic circumstances to pay off a stronger man. That was not the sheath in this book. I like the realness of the book, especially in the case of Richard Parker. He wasnt personified in any way really. He was what I think a congenital tiger would be given the conditions. What I really enjoyed about this book was the deep thinking it evoked.The causality allowed you to come to your own conclusion as to whether the story with the animals or the story with the people was true. Normal system of logic and reasoning tells you that the story with the people would be right, because the chance of the story with the animals happening is hard to accept. Both stories have the same circumstances and follow the same events. The zebra represents the sailor, the hyena is the cook, the orangutan is the mother and Richard Parker is Pi, but I believe the story with the humans is the true story.I think that the story with the animals was Pis way of contend with the reality that his mother was murdered and that he murdered someone as well. I believe the weft that the members of the Ministry of Transport had to make about the stories is a metaphor for religion. Science and many religions all have an story for certain events and some seem farfetched, yet they could all be possible. In the end, its all up to what you believe, and the way you interpret it.