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The Life Of Pi : The Discovery of three religions

" Why can't I love them all "?

  • "What's your son doing going to the temple?' asked the priest. "Your son was seen in church crossing himself," said imam. "Your son has gone Muslim," said the pandit. (Martel 64) "They don't know I was practicing Hindu, Christianity, and Muslim"..... "I don't see why I can't be all three", (Martel 73).
  • Here Pi is pretty much saying that he doesn't see any harm being done by practicing and believing in all three of the religions.
  • Even though Pi understands the difference in the three, he just wants to believe in God. But also he wants to believe in all the mystical theoretical things that come with it. All the other religions and gods.
  • In all three religions, Pi finds comfort and hope in the story, the love, and the belief in God

Christianity

  • Pi was in Munnar with his family . It was there in Munnar, that he found Christ at the age of fourteen. At first it was odd to him how 'God the Father' sent down his son to pay for Humanity's sins. Then he couldn't get him out of his head. He was intrigued.
  • "The more he bothered me , the less I could forget about him. And the more I learned about him, the less I wanted to leave him" (Martel 57).
  • The more that Christianity intrgiued Pi's mind and was different from Hindu ,all he knew at the time, the more that 'God the Father' left an impact on Pi's.
  • Pi discovered Christianity on a trip to the tea plantations and finds out that he likes the story of Christ.

References

  • © 2015 Goodreads Inc. Yann Martel Quotes Quotable Quote. © 2015 Goodreads Inc, n.d. Web. Feb.-Mar. 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fquotes%2F120634-i-challenge-anyone-to-understand-islam-its-spirit-and-not>.
  • "In Life of Pi, What 3 Religions Does Pi Follow and Why? - Homework Help - ENotes.com." Enotes.com. Enotes.com, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2015. <http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/explain-which-religions-pi-follows-what-that-185983>.

Hinduism

Islam

  • Pi dicovered Islam as he explores his native country Pondicherry.
  • “I challenge anyone to understand Islam, its spirit, and not to love it. It is a beautiful religion of brotherhood and devotion”(Martel).
  • "So it went the first time I saw a Muslim pray- quick, necessary, physical, muttered, striking" (Martel).
  • Piscine was fifteen when he found out about Islam after meeting a Muslim baker . Pi learned how to make bread , while learning, the baker layed out his rug and prayed. The way the baker kneeled and prayed had suprised Piscine.
  • "I am a Hindu because of sculptured cones of red kumkum powder and baskets of yellow turmetric nuggets, because of the garlands of flowers and pieces of broken coconut, because of the clanging of church bells to announce one's arrival to God..." (Martel 47).
  • Pi states in chapter 16 that he is Hindu and practice Hindu because Hinduism have a whole bunch of morals and values.
  • Pi first discovered Hindudism as both of his parents although neither of them practiced the religion in which they were born into.

By: Alexis Rayne, Alyssia Davis, and Tiffany Bruce

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