Having yielded the ability to encompass a story within a
story within a story; the very essence of storytelling inception rather; Yann Martel broke open a whole new dimension
of imagination, leaving the reader questioning reality and fiction up to the
very last page and beyond.
The story of Piscine Molitor Patel or “Pi” as he liked to be
called was a boy from India, who went from living in a zoo to venturing into
the most extraordinary of tales. Having been orphaned at sea, eventually
stranded with no more than a few rations on a life boat; and well of course a
full grown Bengali Tiger named Richard Parker; the perspectives of varied religious
and the extent to which the character is pushed to become overwhelming with
every page.
This aspiring novel is stuffed with ideas, interesting
people, and remarkable situations. With
every piece of the story holding its very own subliminal message, readers may spend
quite a bit of time pondering the spiritual implications of the profound
relationship that develops between Pi and Richard Parker over the course of
their confinement together. Despite
having fears of being mauled to death by Tiger; the teenager later puckers up
the courage to try and pull on the animal’s emotional strings by caring for it.
Although his efforts remain as another puzzle amongst readers; the final level
of their interaction is a surprise that will only startle those who haven't had
the delight of close mystical relationships with animals.
Life of Pi is an exploration on multiple levels,
harnessing the beautiful mysteries that light up our lives and have neither
rhyme nor reason of their own; yet leaving us with an unresolved feeling that
without them, we would be nothing more than mere wonder-deprived creatures.
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