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In Life of Pi by Yann Martel, the author uses Carl Jung’s philosophy of “the shadow self” in order to contribute to character throughout the book by showing how a complete understanding of oneself and accepting every part of oneself leads to hope and motivation to mend one’s life for the better.

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Pi's brain doesn't completely process the situation he's in after his family's boat sinks.

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Pi's brain doesn't completely process the situation he's in after his family's boat sinks.

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“I looked about for my family, for survivors, for another lifeboat, for anything that might bring me hope. There was nothing. Only rain, marauding waves of black ocean and the flotsam of tragedy” (134).

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Pi's initial reaction to his situation is full of despair.

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Pi's initial reaction to his situation is full of despair.

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“I looked out at the empty horizon. There was so much water. And I was all alone. All alone. I burst into hot tears. I buried my face in my crossed arms and sobbed. My situation was patently hopeless” (78).

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Pi comes to the realization that he is truly in the situation he seems to be in, and comes to a conclusion.

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Pi comes to the realization that he is truly in the situation he seems to be in, and comes to a conclusion.

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“I had to stop hoping so much that a ship would rescue me. I should not count on outside help. Survival had to start with me. In my experience, a castaway’s worst mistake is to hope too much and do too little. Survival starts by paying attention to what is close at hand and immediate. To look out with idle hope is tantamount to dreaming one’s life away” (78).

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Pi doesn't want to accept the fact that he has to kill animals to survive

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Pi doesn't want to accept the fact that he has to kill animals to survive

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“I wept heartily over this poor little deceased soul. It was the first sentient being I had ever killed. I was now a killer. I was now as guilty as Cain. I was sixteen years old, a harmless boy, bookish and religious, and now I had blood on my hands. It’s a terrible burden to carry. All sentient life is sacred. I never forget to include this fish in my prayers” (84).

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Pi comes to the realization that he may truly have a chance of getting out of this. He's made it so far already.

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Pi comes to the realization that he may truly have a chance of getting out of this. He's made it so far already.

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“I know my survival is hard to believe. When I think back, I can hardly believe it myself. My crude exploitation of Richard Parker’s weak sea legs is not the only explanation" (101).

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Pi now completely understands his self and his situation, and decides he may have to set off Richard Parker in order to survive.

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Pi now completely understands his self and his situation, and decides he may have to set off Richard Parker in order to survive.

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“By the next morning I had lost all fear of death, and I resolved to die. I came to the sad conclusion that I could no longer take care of Richard Parker. I had failed as a zookeeper. I was more affected by his imminent demise than I was by my own. But truly, broken down and wasted away as I was, I could do no more for him” (109).

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Pi still has a part of him that refuses to believe in what he's doing in order to survive.

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Pi still has a part of him that refuses to believe in what he's doing in order to survive.

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“Still, a part of my mind–the one that says what we don’t want to hear-rebuked me. “Stupidity has a price. You should show more care and wisdom next time” (82).

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After fully grasping himself and his situation, Pi takes his newest friend's life and thoughts into consideration.                                                                                                                                                                                 

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After fully grasping himself and his situation, Pi takes his newest friend's life and thoughts into consideration.                                                                                                                                                                                 

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“I had to tame him. It was at that moment that I realized this necessity. It was not a question of him or me, but of him and me. We were, literally and figuratively, in the same boat. We would live-or we would die-together. He might be killed in an accident, or he could die shortly of natural causes, but it would be foolish to count on such an eventuality” (75).

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Pi starts to gain faith, accept his situation, and starts to work with Richard Parker and himself.

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Pi starts to gain faith, accept his situation, and starts to work with Richard Parker and himself.

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“Subsequently I went for smaller sharks, pups really, and I killed them myself. I found that stabbing them through the eyes with the knife was a faster, less tiresome way of killing them than hacking at the tops of their heads with the hatchet” (100).

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Pi discovers an island in the middle of the ocean, which leads to an increase self-acceptance, hope, and faith.

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Pi discovers an island in the middle of the ocean, which leads to an increase self-acceptance, hope, and faith.

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“My foot sank into clear water and met the rubbery resistance of something flexible but solid. I put more weight down. The illusion would not give. I put my full weight on my foot. Still I did not sink. Still I did not believe” (118).

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Although he goes through loads of self-discovery, Pi obviously still struggles in despair throughout his journey.

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Although he goes through loads of self-discovery, Pi obviously still struggles in despair throughout his journey.

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“Tell me I’m still happy. Mother, my tender guardian angel of wisdom, where are you? And you, Father, my loving worrywart? And you, Ravi, Allah protect me, Christ save me, I can’t bear it!” (122).

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Finally, Pi is rewarded for all of his hard work and self-discovery, yet he still has a hard time accepting his reality.

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Finally, Pi is rewarded for all of his hard work and self-discovery, yet he still has a hard time accepting his reality.

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"When we reached land, Mexico to be exact, I was so weak I barely had the strength to be happy about it. We had great difficulty landing. The lifeboat nearly capsized in the surf" (129).

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Throughout his journey, Pi goes through many mind-boggling situations that can truly make one not believe their own eyes. Whether he was hallucinating, dreaming, or living through his story, Pi was forced to accept the unbelievable reality that he was trapped inside of. Towards the beginning of his journey, he struggled with emotional tension due to the loss of his family. As he continued on his way home, he went through multiple spiritual experiences, which led to him questioning his existence, or who/what created him. Pi used this to his advantage to make a connection with God, thus driving Pi to gain hope and determination to make it back to land. Therefore, after Pi discovered the small things he never would've known about himself and used those to his advantage to find some source of hope, he was able to make it back to civilized land.