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Dialectical Journal For After Pi

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Thesis: Yann Martel is conveying readers that critical thinking, inspirations, and love are the important keys to survival. S1: Yann Martel is conveying readers that critical thinking is a important key for survival. Exp1: After Pi reaches the island full of algae, right after the first night he saw what the water filled with dead fish looked liked and it was acid. Pi started to give tests on meerkat dropping it of a tree and it came out with its feet burnt, so then the next day Pi and Richard Parker left the island so they do not die. Exp2: I can relate to Pi because I had to think about what will be the consequences and how it will affect me. Think about it, I want to do something really dangerous, but I end up at a hospital because I’ll never know what will happen to …show more content…

Exp1: During Pi’s and Richard Parkers struggle after huge storm they went through, the both suffered through hunger, blindness, and more painful protection. However, they both survived in the movie and in the book because Richard Parker inspired Pi by not be afraid, and to go against his fears. Pi inspired Richard Parker by surviving with him and doing what is right not by killing Pi. Exp2: I can empathize with Pi because I have been inspired from my uncle. My uncle shows how to become just like him, getting a really good job, etc. I’ve inspired a young boy who say me helping with my Boy Scout troop helping at a community center, and he saw how cool it was to become a Boy Scout. That I can relate to Pi. S3: Yann Martel is conveying readers that love is also another important key for survival. Exp1: All throughout the movie and the book of Life of Pi, Pi loves his family, and Richard Parker. However during his survival, he had forget his family and only think about Richard Parker and taking care of him. In the movie there was someone else Pi loves and her name was Anandi did not show up in the

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