Yann Martel's Quest For Survival In The Movie, And Life Of Pii

Fear is a motivational instinct that can drive you to survive in the worst of situations. In the book Life of Pi by Yann Martel and in the film based on the book Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee, Pi’s quest for survival is strongly motivated by constant fear. His fight for survival began when the cargo ship, the Tsimtsum, that was carrying Pi, his family, and all the animals they were transporting between India and Canada sank in the middle of the pacific ocean during a raging storm. Pi miraculously survived the shipwreck, and his improbable journey across the Pacific Ocean started in a lifeboat with a crippled zebra, a hyena, an orangutan, and a massive bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The obvious necessities of survival are water, food, and

Pi’s first few plans were outrageous; he thought of pushing Richard Parker off the boat or trying to “attack him with all available weaponry.” Then, Pi thought of trying to outlast Richard Parker. He would keep all the fish he caught to himself and the water he obtained from the survival locker or a rain catcher. Pi feared that Richard Parker could rip him to shreds any minute. “Fear said Yes. He was a fierce, 450-pound carnivore. Each of his claws was as sharp as knives.” Even in the movie, Pi was “afraid a skinny vegetarian boy will be his last meal.” Pi was motivated to survive not only from the tiger but, also motivated to sneak around a dangerous animalto get the survival supplies aboard the lifeboat. Pi carefully gathered the contents from the locker without alarming Richard Parker. After finally gathering up the courage to get the necessities he needed, Pi was going to be able to survive for a little bit with the food and water he boldly

It was his one true opponent, and he put up a hard fought battle. It is unclear if he beat his fear, but he did enough to survive 227 days in the Pacific Ocean on a lifeboat. He feared Richard Parker, massive waves from a storm that threatened to capsize his boat and makeshift raft, sharks that would circle his lifeboat constantly, and dying of hunger or dehydration. He was careful to eat as little as food as possible per day in order to survive until he was either saved or found solid land. Pi rarely went into the water because of the sharks, and during storms he would attempt to put the raft in the lifeboat and use anchors to move with the waves to avoid being capsized. Without fear, Pi could have never caught a fish, he would never have tamed Richard Parker, and he might have gone for an occasional swim if it had not been for fear. Fear made Pi act very intelligent and do everything in his power to be able to survive. Fear kept Pi busy, and it prevented him from being constantly bored. Fear gave more life to Pi than the lifeboat could have given to