Life Of Pi Thread #4

[Michael.DiSalvo]

Now that we have finished the book I would like to point our discussions to a particular section in the book:

"I told you two stories that account for the 227 days in between...You can't prove which story is true and which is not. You must take my word for it...In both stories the ship sinks, my entire family dies, and I suffer...So tell me, since it makes no factual difference to you, and you can't prove the question either way. Which story do you prefer? WHich is the story, the story with animals, or the story with animals?...Mr Chiba: The story with the animals..Pi Patel: Thank you. And so it goes with God." (317)

What does this section, and this quote in particular reveal about the theme of "Life of PI''? What does it show about the purpose Yann Martel had for writing this magnificent story of survival? What meaning does it give to the story?

[Julius]

love this...thanks for posting it..