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Throughout Pi’s story, he falls into the willing suspension of disbelief as his religious faith is tested and reality tries to ground him.

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Through Pi’s survival he questions doubt but his faith in God was strong enough to keep him hopeful when his faith is tested.

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Through Pi’s survival he questions doubt but his faith in God was strong enough to keep him hopeful when his faith is tested.

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“If Christ spent an anguished night in prayer, if He burst out from the Cross, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' then surely we are also permitted doubt. But we must move on. To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.” (17)

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The soul is always looking for more within the universe and beyond the thought and barrier of our society on Earth.

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The soul is always looking for more within the universe and beyond the thought and barrier of our society on Earth.

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"The finite within the infinite, the infinite within the finite.” (28)

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The world will live on forever even if there is a part of the world that falls out and collapses. The soul of the world is much deeper than the universe itself.

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The world will live on forever even if there is a part of the world that falls out and collapses. The soul of the world is much deeper than the universe itself.

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“The world soul cannot die, even in one contained part of it.” (31)

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The presence of God is objective, although because of Pi’s willing suspension of disbelief, he sees it as a reward.

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The presence of God is objective, although because of Pi’s willing suspension of disbelief, he sees it as a reward.

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“The presence of God is the finest of rewards.”(35)

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Pi’s faith is the concept that even if one believes in a different manner they can make it to heaven but they must have faith.

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Pi’s faith is the concept that even if one believes in a different manner they can make it to heaven but they must have faith.

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“If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?” (43)

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The animals are meant to help Pi understand and protect Pi from the inhumane and gruesome decisions that are made on the lifeboat.

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The animals are meant to help Pi understand and protect Pi from the inhumane and gruesome decisions that are made on the lifeboat.

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“An animal to pain the eye and chill the heart.” (66)

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If it were not for Pi’s ability to believe and faith in God, he would have had doubts and given up.

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If it were not for Pi’s ability to believe and faith in God, he would have had doubts and given up.

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“I was giving up. I would have given up - if a voice hadn't made itself heard in my heart. The voice said "I will not die. I refuse it. I will make it through this nightmare. I will beat the odds, as great as they are. I have survived so far, miraculously.” (80)

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Doubt is a part of faith but only to make one’s faith even stronger.

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Doubt is a part of faith but only to make one’s faith even stronger.

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“The lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar” (154)

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The willing suspension of disbelief has given Pi the resilience to sustain himself despite major psychological trauma.

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The willing suspension of disbelief has given Pi the resilience to sustain himself despite major psychological trauma.

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“Richard Parker, it's over. We have survived. Can you believe it? I owe you more gratitude than I can express. I couldn't have done it without you.” (155)

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As Pi’s faith is tested and becomes stronger he questions others to develop beliefs within them.

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As Pi’s faith is tested and becomes stronger he questions others to develop beliefs within them.

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"Love is hard to believe, ask any lover. Life is hard to believe, ask any scientist. God is hard to believe, ask any believer. What is your problem with hard to believe?" (163)

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Pi's multiple faiths lead him through his survival story. To strengthen one's faith, one must suspend disbelief. In Pi's case, his faith is tested to an extent few can imagine. Richard Parker, a figment of Pi's imagination created in response to trauma, was the motivation for Pi's survival (absolute). Completing the agonizing journey, Pi expresses his desire for closure with his companion (participle). Pi wishes he had conveyed to Richard Parker, "I owe you more gratitude than I can express. I couldn't have done it without you” (155). At this time, Pi's suspension of disbelief returns to a less extreme degree as the trauma subsides. The inhumane, animalistic actions fade; human interactions return (Connect two complete and very related sentences).