In Life of Pi Identifying Symbols What are some symbols you have noticed so far Why do you think Yann Martel has included so many symbolic elements Was this knowingly done A Few Key Symbols ID: 488451
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Symbolism
In Life of PiSlide2
Identifying Symbols
What are some symbols you have noticed so far?
Why do you think
Yann
Martel has included so many symbolic elements?
Was this knowingly done?Slide3
A Few Key Symbols
Orange
Survival – the boat, emergency supplies, etc.
The Tiger
In Hinduism
Saffron The most sacred color for the Hindu saffron. Represents fire and as
impurities are burnt by fire, this color symbolizes purity. It also represents
religious abstinence. This color connotation has a sacred meaning for the
Hindu. It is the color of holy men and ascetics who have renounced the world.
Wearing the color symbolizes the quest for light.
It is
the battle color of the
Rajputs
, the warrior caste
.
http://
www.wou.edu/provost/library/exhibits/exhibits2004-05/color/Images/hinduism.pdf
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A Few Key Symbols
Water
Survival
Purifying
Life-giving and life-taking
Salvation and condemnation
What other symbols can we identify in Life of Pi?Slide5
Survival Mechanisms
227 Days at Sea vs. Survival Equipment Inventory (Page 160)
Survival Manual (Pages 184-185)Slide6
Survival Mechanisms
What are some of the less visible/ obvious survival mechanisms that Pi has developed?
What kinds of coping mechanisms has Pi developed to maintain his
Emotional Health
Psychological/ Mental Health
Physical HealthSlide7
Survival Costs
What are the personal ‘costs’ associated with survival that Pi must address/ confront?
In terms of Pi’s beliefs?
In terms of Pi’s behavior?Slide8
Suffering In a Grand Setting
Chapters 58- 60
What does this phrase imply?
Why would this be preferable for Pi?
What does this allow Pi to experience? Understand? Consider?Slide9
Wednesday:
Pi and Richard Parker’s Blindness
The Blind Frenchman Encounter