Symbolism Of Fresh Water In Life Of Pi

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In Life of Pi water can be see as “revival”. For Piscine Molitor Patel, who was shipwrecked in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, fresh water was a necessity for survival. “Liquid life, it was, I drained that golden cup to the very last drop sucking at the hole to catch any remaining moisture.” When Pi had obtained water he described it as ‘liquid life’ which he drank to rejuvenate his health, which was deplenishing prior to him discovering the locker with supplies. Fresh water is something all humans need, it gives them life and vitality; without it we wouldn’t be existing. The perception that fresh water was extremely important was portrayed when Pi said: “Those plastic bags [of water] wouldn't have been more precious to me had they contained