5/31/2023 0 Comments Life of pi novel by yann martel![]() ![]() ![]() This is underscored in that essential passage in the novel when Pi asks the Japanese officials which of his two stories they preferred-he sees no reason why they should not believe the better story. It is the agnostic that truly bothers Pi the decision to doubt, to lack belief in anything, is to him inexcusable. Pi’s vision of an atheist on his death bed makes it clear that he assumes the atheist’s form of belief is one in God, without his realizing it until the end. Pi, although amazed by the possibility of lacking this belief, still respects the atheist, because he sees him as a kind of believer. ![]() Throughout the novel, Pi makes his belief in and love of God clear-it is a love profound enough that he can transcend the classical divisions of religion, and worship as a Hindu, Muslim, and Christian. Belief in God is clearly a major theme in Life of Pi, and has been the most controversial in reviews of the book. ![]()
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