Acknowledging ones humanly wonder can often evoke personal discoveries and understandings to be enriched for the individual. Ang Lee's film Life of Pi and the late 1800s poem Invictus, written by William Ernest Henley, explore the challenges that individuals undergo when accepting the wonder created by facing challenges that result in discoveries. By the author and director's use of techniques distinctive themes and forms are created from which the concept of discovery is explored. Personal curiosity often tests individuals whilst undergoing a process of discovery. Pi is faced with extreme challenge when isolated due to the sinking of a cargo ship transporting all elements of life he previously knew. The deliberate naming of this ship the Jewish religious term of 'Tsium Tsum' and the emphasis of this by use of a long shot of the bow of the ship during the treacherous storm portray to the audience the space that is created for enriching discoveries, enabled by curiosity, to occur for the protagonist. Anthropomorphism is used to highlight Pi's curiosity into the savage side of his personality. The discoveries that Pi undergoes of the contrasting aspects of his personality whilst fighting to survive are triggered by his wonder of self-whilst faced with challenges. …show more content…
Ernest Henley's poem Invictus symbolises the challenges that he faced whilst undergoing personal discoveries triggered by experiences of Tuberculosis. The line "my head is bloody but unbowed" creates a tone of the passion and strength that triggered the author's experiences of personal discovery to occur whilst challenged with disease. His reflection of his containment highlights the curiosity of his experience which allowed new understandings of himself to