Suffering in Life of Pi by https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw Ava Accardo en-us 2018-03-06 15:03:36 UTC 2023-01-21 06:59:55 UTC hello@padlet.com "Still, that second night at sea stands in my memory as one of exceptional suffering, different from the frozen anxiety of the first night in being a more conventional sort of suffering, the broken-down kind consisting of weeping and sadness and spiritual pain, and different from later ones in that I still had the strength to appreciate fully what I felt" (Martel 123-124). aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241470422 Despite being stranded at sea, Pi still finds a sense of appreciation for what remains in his life. By thinking optimistically, Pi finds a way to be at peace with his physical and mental trials that come with surviving alone with little resources to survive.]]> 2018-03-13 16:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241470422 "It was natural that, bereft and desperate as I was, in the throes of unremitting suffering, I should turn to God" (Martel 283-284). aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241506025 Pi believes his suffering to be bearable with help from God. By focusing on God's protection, Pi finds a way to mentally control his suffering.]]> 2018-03-13 17:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241506025 "For the first time I noticed – as I would notice repeatedly during my ordeal, between one throe of agony and the next – that my suffering was taking place in a grand setting. I saw my suffering for what it was, finite and insignificant, and I was still. My suffering did not fit anywhere, I realized. And I could accept this. It was all right" (Martel 177). aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241522309 Pi downplays his suffering by comparing it to the grand scheme of the universe. His perspective of suffering allows him to prevail in life. Even though he is stranded and his situation looks dismal, Pi is accepting of his trials.]]> 2018-03-13 17:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241522309 "The pain was so severe I felt nothing. Blessed be shock. Blessed be that part of us that protects us from too much pain and sorrow" (Martel 180). aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241676800 Pi experiences physical suffering from his surrounding when he is struck by a flying fish while inside the lifeboat.

Pi is unable to feel the full extent of his sufferings due to shock. Despite the adversities he faces, Pi is thankful that due to shock he cannot feel the full extent of his suffering.]]> 2018-03-14 00:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241676800 "When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling" (Martel 5). aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241677328 Before telling his story, Pi reflects on the pain of each suffering in his journey. He acknowledges the pain in each individual suffering, but categorizes them irrelevant. By considering his suffering in general as meaningless, he is able to accept the pain his sufferings bring him.]]> 2018-03-14 00:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241677328 aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241679195 2018-03-14 01:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241679195 aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241679470 2018-03-14 01:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241679470 aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241680376 2018-03-14 01:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241680376 Identify the argument that the novel makes about the value of suffering. Justify your stance. aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241680695  After a shipwreck and loss of his parents, Pi faces adversary while trying to keep himself alive. Despite his physical trials of trying to survive in grueling conditions while stranded, Pi finds ways to cope and accept his sufferings. Pi is accepting of his sufferings and finds a way to optimistically overcome his mental and physical trials.]]> 2018-03-14 01:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241680695 aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241994009 2018-03-14 16:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241994009 aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241994617 2018-03-14 16:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/241994617 aberaccar https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/242161265 2018-03-15 01:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aberaccar/oxhuqhl7fjbw/wish/242161265