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Timothy
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Katarina Celič
People invented gods to explain things they couldn't otherwise understand. The story with animals is less believable, less cruel than reality and improbable, just like gods. Therefore more interesting if you want.
Rabia
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Grace
I see you asked this question 2 years ago but I thought I had an answer.
At the beginning of the book Pi can't choose whether he wants to be Jew, Christian or Hindu. They all worship God in different ways but are all meant to serve the same purpose: god. When he says 'so it is with god' I think it means 2 things.
1) It doesn't matter which story is more interesting or which is true, all that matters is that they both serve the same purpose. Both stories lead to the death of his family and endless days at sea.
2) He is ready to move on from that part of his life. God knows the truth and that's all that matters.
At the beginning of the book Pi can't choose whether he wants to be Jew, Christian or Hindu. They all worship God in different ways but are all meant to serve the same purpose: god. When he says 'so it is with god' I think it means 2 things.
1) It doesn't matter which story is more interesting or which is true, all that matters is that they both serve the same purpose. Both stories lead to the death of his family and endless days at sea.
2) He is ready to move on from that part of his life. God knows the truth and that's all that matters.
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