Religion In Yann Matel's Life Of Pi

James Darmesteter said: “Religion embraces all knowledge and all power that are not scientific.” In Yann Matel’s Life of Pi, Pi believed in three religions. Consider by the readers, Pi’s mother believed in Hinduism and lead him in religion. Even though his father was non-religious person, Pi was still curious about different religions. The reason why he eventually became a Hindu, Christ and Muslim was that he was fully convinced that religion can bring him a feeling of encouraging, and gave him hope. Religion is an important theme because it is a source of comfort, support and survival.

Pi felt a great comfort when he started to learn about religion. One day, Pi went into the church and asked the priest several questions about Christianity. The patient answer of the priest as well as the setting of the church impressed Pi a

A school of fish appeared around the net prevented him being hunger. He appreciated that religion blessed him again. Then he claimed, “The blackness would stir and eventually go away, and God would remain, a shinning point of light in my heart. I would go on loving”(Matel 264). Religion was the light in the boundless darkness and led Pi out of suffering. Pi was lost at sea lonely and there was only a fierce tiger accompanied with him, what’s worse, he did not have enough food supply, fresh water, clothes and safe shelter. Anyone who confront with the same situation would feel despair and even want to give up life. However, Pi survived at last because he believed in religion which always reminded him that he could overcome the difficulty and got rid of the affliction. Therefore, religion was the key to his survival, and made him fill with love. When he believed in religion, he trusted himself that he could endure the loneliness and hardship, so it was religion made Pi persist in surviving and never gave up