In the novel "Life of PI" by Yann Martel published in 2001, Pi learns to survive in unbelievable circumstances all thanks to a bengal tiger named Richard Parker. In the book the main character "Pi" loses his family members to a ship sink, where he was the only survivor ... kept him company, kept him aware and forced him to structure his day, which ensured his survival and really kept him from losing his mind. After seeing a bengal tiger, much like Richard parker, brutally kill and eat an innocent goat, this gives Pi a solid impression of just how aggressive tigers are. Pi says, "Life goes ......

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... for a chance at better life. While at sea, the boat his family is on sinks, but Pi manages to board onto a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. He learns through his mishaps and struggles on the lifeboat to coexist with the tiger for the next 227 days. Martel's use of religion throughout the book has been clearly demonstrated through Pi's childhood, his experience on the ... God along life's way. That was not my case" (59). Pi still manages to have faith in his Gods after they had placed him on an extraordinary journey with a Bengal tiger in a life raft for 227 days. Religion is a heavily touc...

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... Pi, fear is "life's only true opponent" that shakes your foundation which needs to be faced. Living in a lifeboat for 227 days in the middle of the ocean with a vicious Bengal tiger, one can learn to deal with fear in determination to survive. At the moment when Pi acknowledges his thirst he desperately looked for supplies in Richard Parker's den, "Thirst pushed ... ...

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