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. ... 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 on and you don't touch tigers" (Martel p.25). ... The fact that there was a bengal tiger on the lifeboat made him even more fearful yet determined at the same time. ... Imagine being alone on a lifeboat, now imagine it with a tiger. ...

• Word Count: 1096
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Pi is the only one to survive the wreck along with multiple animals, most notably a Bengal tiger, who he shares the lifeboat with the entire time. ... In Pi's second story the lifeboat doesn't include the Zebra, Hyena, Orangutan, or Tiger. ... Did Pi survive at sea with a Bengal tiger and other animals from his zoo? ... The animal story (imagination) shows Pi with an orangutan, a zebra with a broken leg, a hyena, and a tiger named Richard Parker. ... However, we can see that the tiger hadn't eaten any of the animals that were killed. ...

• Word Count: 704
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... 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. ... Its best to state that Pi has been on an incredible journey nobody will have the chance to relive as it is nearly impossible to live for 227 days at sea with a tiger living no further than twenty feet from you at all time....

• Word Count: 644
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Finding himself as a castaway, Pi applies his understanding of faith and reason to an orangutan and tiger who accompanies him on a compact lifeboat. ... In the same way, Pi also looks at Richard Parker the royal Bengal tiger as a source of hope. ... In addition, considering the Bengal tiger as a "display of mighty art"" (151), Pi indirectly compares the Richard Parker to God, whose presence is "overwhelming, yet"" (151) gives Pi a sense of protection and hope. ...

• Word Count: 1462
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To quote Pi Patel, "I will not die. I refuse it. I will make it through this nightmare," cites that when Pi is on the verge of giving up his inner monologue fuels his determination to live. The general argument made by Mr. Yann Martel in his work "Life of Pi" is that determination keeps you alive. M...

• Word Count: 616
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School