Overall theme explored:
Survival: The overall theme of the novel is survival, and overcoming hardships. The theme is shown throughout the novel, and is specifically in relation to my thesis. It relates to my thesis, because as humans it is our duty to take care of ourselves, and ensure that we are doing alright, even if it involves hurting another human. It is a sad unwritten rule of our society. But, in this story, it directly relates to the topic. On the lifeboat, we see how each human became savages in order to maintain their health and life. "We each had our end on the lifeboat. It's amazing how willpower can build walls." (pg.342) This quote explains how each person was in it for themselves, they did not help each other nor worked together so everybody could live, instead they went against each other. Survival is an overall theme throughout the book, because in it, Pi becomes a strong individual who is able to look past all of the selfishness and greed of the others, and learned how to survive with very little food, water and shelter.
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