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The tiger, Richard Parker, symbolizes God or faith. Pi's love and fear for the tiger is revealed throughout the novel. For example, many religious people can agree upon having both love and fear of God. Richard Parker accompanied Pi throughout his treacherous journey and gave Pi the hope he needed to keep persevering. God gives those who believe strength to endure any hardship put before them. When Pi was saved, the tiger disappeared into the jungle never to be seen again. Pi knew the tiger accompanied him on the lifeboat during his journey, but did not have physical evidence to prove so. Many were skeptical of Pi's story since he did not have any physical evidence of the tiger. Those who have faith in God do not need physical proof to recognize He is always with us.

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"Without Richard Parker, I wouldn’t be alive today to tell you my story" (Page 164).

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Florida Woman Keeps Bengal Tigers In Her Garden

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Pi remembers the words of a circus trainer and starts to establish dominance and superiority over the tiger, Richard Parker. Pi asserts his dominance as the alpha by using his whistle and shouting across the water to intimidate the tiger. Once Richard Parker knows Pi is in charge, the two are able to co-exist on the boat peacefully. Though Pi is dominant over the tiger, he is sure to treat Richard Parker with deep respect and kindness because of the lesson his father taught him.

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"The animal in front of you must know where it stands, whether above you or below you. Social rank is central to how it leads its life. Rank determines whom it can associate with and how; where and when it can eat; where it can rest; where it can drink; and so on. Until it knows its rank for certain, the animal lives a life of unbearable anarchy. It remains nervous, jumpy, dangerous. Luckily for the circus trainer, decisions about social rank among higher animals are not always based on brute force" (Page 44).

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Justify Mr. Patel’s decision to show his sons the tiger feeding.

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Justify Mr. Patel’s decision to show his sons the tiger feeding.

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I think Mr. Patel decided to show his sons the tiger feeding to teach them a lesson about survival and respect, which eventually saved Pi's life. Pi's father took something the boys were familiar with, animals, and used his wisdom to teach them a valuable life lesson. Everyone knows that a tiger is dangerous, but when you see the beast kill with your own eyes it puts into perspective how blood thirsty a tiger is. The gruesome scene of the tiger ripping the goat apart made an significant imprint on Pi's young, impressionable mind and forced him to remember how dangerous Richard Parker is, no matter how docile he behaves. The scene prompted Pi to start taking measures to give Richard Parker enough space on the boat and to keep watch on him at all times. The only time Pi took his eyes off Richard Parker was when he slept and when he went blind. Pi’s experience of the brutality of the Bengal tiger, saved his life and also made him able to essentially become friends with the tiger.