The Themes Of Interpersonal Concepts In Life Of Pi

Intercultural communication, as defined in the text is, “the interactions that occur between people whose cultures are so different that the communication between them is altered” (Verderber, Macgeorge). This is used in our daily lives, and sometimes without us even noticing that we are surrounded by several different cultures. The theme of this paper is to show how interpersonal concepts where used in Life of Pi. There are a number of concepts that are used in the chapter this include; Cultural Identity, social class, values, low-context culture, high-context culture, individualistic culture.

There are three ways in which people gain information about others; passive, active and interactive strategies. In the beginning, Pi tells the audience of how he got his name piscine Molitor Patel. He interacts with the

A good example of this is when Ravi makes fun of his uncle. He describes his body and how his upper body is not proportionate to his lower body. He does this by making fun of his uncle 's skinny legs (Gender and sexual orientation). Beliefs and values are another mini concept that can be tied in as well. This is clearly seen where the author tells us about the relationship between pi 's parents and Mr. Adirubasamy who Pi calls Mamaji. They are friends but pi 's parents don 't like swimming this is tension in their relationship. This is a concept where people have their own accepted preference over others. (values and beliefs). Another concept entailed in the film is the individualistic culture. This is where a culture has their own values, personal rights, opinions, etc. A good example of this is when Pi started learning swimming he felt the water as if it was molten led but with time he felt the water become liquid light. This shows how the relationship between Pi with his uncle changes with time as time goes by (individualistic