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Pi’s journey on the raft in the middle of the Pacific and the heart wrenching events he went through made it clear to him that he has no control over life and destiny, and it reassured his belief in God.

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Pi is left battered and bruised after losing entire family and watching the ship sink.

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Pi is left battered and bruised after losing entire family and watching the ship sink.

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“The ship sank. It made a sound like a monstrous metallic burp… Everything was screaming” (97)

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Pi suffers more, realizing that the orangutan and him are going to perish.

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Pi suffers more, realizing that the orangutan and him are going to perish.

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“ How bitterly glad I am to meet you…You bring both joy and pain in equal measure.” (111)

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Pi truly embraced the tragedy, seeing the horrors of the situation and becoming bitter. 

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Pi truly embraced the tragedy, seeing the horrors of the situation and becoming bitter. 

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“ I could not imagine that matters could get worse, but they did” (127)

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Pi starts losing his idea of a God that protects you, starts to lose faith in God and the universe.

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Pi starts losing his idea of a God that protects you, starts to lose faith in God and the universe.

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” Every single thing I value in life has been destroyed…I am to suffer in hell without any account from heaven?” (98)

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Pi truly loses his faith in religion and wants to give up, to die right now.

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Pi truly loses his faith in religion and wants to give up, to die right now.

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“- i’m sorry, I would rather not go on.” (128)

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With more suffering Pi starts to see that he may have a deeper connection to life; the orangutan was a sign of Jesus. Yet he is still battered and has no reason to accept faith.

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With more suffering Pi starts to see that he may have a deeper connection to life; the orangutan was a sign of Jesus. Yet he is still battered and has no reason to accept faith.

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“ She looked like a simian Christ on the Cross… It was a sight horrible to the eyes and killing to the spirit.” (132)

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Pi regains religion but does not fully understand the way of life intended.

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Pi regains religion but does not fully understand the way of life intended.

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: “ I repeatedly mumbled, ‘Thank you! Thank you! Thank you’” (145)

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Pi starts to understand the idea that life is more than surviving on your own.

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Pi starts to understand the idea that life is more than surviving on your own.

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“‘God preserve me!’ No supplication was ever more passionate” (140)

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Pi finally starts to understand that his path is determined by the universe, sea, and religion.

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Pi finally starts to understand that his path is determined by the universe, sea, and religion.

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“‘No!No!No!’ My suffering does matter… I can’t help but mix my life with that of the universe” (177)

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Pi understands natures involvement in his destiny.

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Pi understands natures involvement in his destiny.

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“Winds and currents decided where I went… - I traveled down the road of life-” (193-194)

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Pi fully accepts his religion's power over his life; he lets go.

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Pi fully accepts his religion's power over his life; he lets go.

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"Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust,” (208)

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Pi's new ideas are tested. Will he let go or start fighting again?

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Pi's new ideas are tested. Will he let go or start fighting again?

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“The loss of the raft was perhaps not fatal to my body, but it felt fatal to my spirits.” (228)

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Best Analysis Ever:  Pi confirms that he is embracing this way of life.

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Best Analysis Ever:  Pi confirms that he is embracing this way of life.

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As Pi suffers through the hardest part of his journey, he has a decision: he can go back to disassociating God with life or he can embrace that life. The universe will bring him to his destination. If he chooses to fight nature, he will do everything in his power to try and survive. He may try and do irrational and unnatural things. Will he understand that the ocean cannot be defeated and that life is the one in control? This will decide if he loses sanity and possibly his life or if he will open up to God in the roughest of times.  "It was natural that, bereft and desperate as I was, in the throes of unremitting suffering, I should turn to God.” (284). He has chosen to let go, to live life however the cards are dealt to him. He will not try and fight the dealer, just to fail, he has learned. Pi has accepted the ways of life; he truly understands the universe and God now.