What I Think So Far
I have made immense progress in my reading of Life of Pi and reached page 119. Up to this point, the story has covered mainly Pi's struggle with picking a religion and the sinking of the ship while him and his family were traveling across the Pacific from India. Prior to learning of the wreck, Pi went into tremendous details about being Hindu, Christian, and Muslim. He felt that he should not have to decide between the three and rather they were all valid ways to love God. When arguing with his parents he claimed, "If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?" referring to all religions merging into one nation and all passports being acceptable forms of entry. (Martel 74) I thought although this section was dragged out, it was interesting to hear how he believes these religions are connected through a central idea of God/ idols and their final destination of eternal life. I believe his faith will shape his experiences in life an