In the book, a young boy named Piscine (Pi) becomes stranded in the ocean when his ship crashes. His father had sold the animals in their zoo, and they were traveling with the animals to Canada on an oil tanker. When Pi is thrown from the boat, he finds a life boat and watches the ship sink. On the lifeboat is a zebra with a badly wounded leg, a hyena, and an orangutan. It's not for a few days that he realizes there is a full sized tiger underneath the tarpaulin. Eventually, due to the natural evolution of things, the only two left are Pi and the tiger, and they hold on for a 227 day ocean adventure.
The story itself was very well written. In the beginning you learn a lot about Pi and his family. You learn about the zoo, and his parents and brother. You also learn that Pi is very spiritual. At one point, he is practicing Christianity, Muslim, and Hindu. His parents try to get him to choose (they are non believers) but he states that they can all operate together. He finds the strength of the gods in Hindu and Muslim inspiring, and the humanity of Christianity humbling. This theme is continued throughout the book.
It's an incredible story about survival, spirituality, bravery, and adventure. The book has become even more famous since the movie was made, but I highly recommend reading the book. You never know what the movie might be missing :).
<3, jacq
No comments:
Post a Comment