Some thoughts of Memory & Faith as Presented in Life of Pi

[ladyequinox]

“May Richard Parker Never Forget Your Name.”

These are the words that Yann Martel penned to me in the front cover of my copy of Life of Pi when I had the privilege (okay, maybe I do sound like one of my ESL students when I write) of meeting him at my High School. The inscription came about when Martel asked me how to spell my name and I told him

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[jesusphreaq]

Having taught Life of Pi to a class of 100 level English students, I consider myself a bit more of an expert than most. I think by the phrase, "a story that will make you believe in God," Martel is not literally saying that it will inspire belief. Rather, the story is an argument for why believing in God is preferable to believing in nothing. A belief in the divine gives hope, purpose, and a feeling that you are special and someone is looking out for you-whether or not God is real. So I agree that it's about faith in general and not religion in specific.

Very interesting post! :) Ingrid just read the book so we discussed it on Goodreads.

[aodh]

I really like your thoughts on the book/movie