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Life Of Pi Critical Analysis

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The most significant discoveries are those that provoke individuals to reconsider the ways which they view themselves and the world around them. This idea is epitomised in the film ‘Life of Pi’ by Ang Lee and the novel ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ which both strategically use their characters experiences with discovery to invite the audience to gain a deeper and more profound understanding of how intellectual and spiritual discovery shapes an individual.

The discovery of the relativity of truth allows for recognition of the fact that the truth is anything but absolute. This observation is an intellectual one which helps clarify the complexity that surrounds us daily. In the metafictive dialogue ‘Life of Pi’ which the author declares he prefers the …show more content…

This discovery on the nature of truth is not only mirroring the one in Life of Pi but is an important one to get a better understanding of everything around. “I’m sorry there is so much pain in this story. I’m sorry it’s fragments, like a body caught in crossfire or pulled apart but force” the way Atwood is writing this novel is an extended metaphor of Offred’s emotional state and it reflects how little power she has in this society that she gets fragments of information that of that which only reveals she is aware of her limited view of her world caused by the oppression against women under totalitarian regime making the truth clearer. She constantly restates the flaws which create a juxtaposition in her words. “This isn 't a story I 'm telling," , "It 's also a story I 'm telling, in my head, as I go along”. The use of anaphora by Atwood has the effect of engaging the audience as the word story makes the audience question how much of it really is that meanwhile paired with also an oxymoron only depends that effect but the truth within her words makes the audience trust that she is revealing to the best offer knowledge. In both these lines we can see Offered making discoveries about herself by questioning the nature of truth which expands her intellect about herself and the society in which she had to live

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Discoveries can be fresh, meaningful and extremely influential in the emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual realms. This compels individuals to introspect, whilst formulate anew their perceptions and values towards the world, leading to an altering of individuals understandings on themselves and others. Discoveries can be influenced by one’s personal, cultural and historical context, leading to a challenging of previously formulated perspectives. Additionally, the experience of a discovery, whether it be positive or negative, can be intensely meaningful and paramount for an individual. Furthermore, discoveries can be triggered by the uncovering of fresh and unique information that challenges one’s predilections.

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Often in literature, Authors use their works to bring across their point of view on human nature. In the stories, ATTWN and Saw, it leads to revelations about human nature. Throughout Saw and ATTWN they both share the motif of being trapped. The two stories share many similarities. ATTWN and Saw prove that humans actions have consequences.

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Becoming a literary masterpiece is one_________. Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins auto biography, originally published in 1883, Life Among the Piutes, details her tribe’s tradition and history along with the tribe’s first encounter with white setters and how her tribe was systematically targeted and removed. Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins was a native princess who dedicated her life to improving the social condition of her people. H.J. Landry is a scholar and professor who has discussed the main criteria for a work to be considered a literary masterpiece. The criteria for a literary work to be considered a masterpiece is: it must educate the reader, alters the reader's perception, and changes society or its mindset in some way.

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Yann Martel is an award-winning Canadian author with many notable works, including Life of Pi. In this novel, Trent University alumnus depicts a story of a young Indian boy, Piscine Patel, who is stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck. In Life of Pi, Yann Martel presents two stories to leave the reader conflicted as to what story is true, which emphasizes the reader’s subjective ideology and the realization that there is no absolute truth. Most readers presume that the relativity of truth isn’t introduced until the end of the novel, but the beginning of the novel also postulates that there is no absolute truth. The author’s note blurs the border amid fact and fiction.

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Life of Pi is a movie about Pi, a shipwreck survivor, and his epic journey of discovery and faith. It is based on Yann Martel’s novel with the same name, and the movie, directed by Ang Lee, makes use of magical realism to convey many themes related to life and spirituality. Many significant symbols are also used to showcase the characteristics of magical realism. In particular, water and the carnivorous island were two important symbols that represented the theme of spirituality in Life of Pi.

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In Martel’s novel, the idea that through faith, one can find salvation, is present during Pi’s times of doubt. Pi believes in three different religions at the same time, he is amazed and in awe of the different beliefs and wants to get closer to, and love God by practicing them. His actions are questioned by many and the idea that he should only believe in one thing is pushed on to him by his family and believers in the church. His belief in multiple religions helps Pi find peace within himself, feel connected to the world around him, and realize his suffering has meaning. Even so, Pi still struggles with his beliefs: “But God 's hat was always unravelling, God’s pants were falling apart, God’s cat was a constant danger, God’s ark was a jail, God’s wide acres were slowly killing me, God 's ear didn 't seem to be listening.”

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