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  • Essay / Anthropomorphism in The Life of Pi by Yann Martel - 719

    He uses this technique to describe Pi's experience on the island, which is first described as a paradise island with fresh water pools, an abundance of sugary algae for food and piles of innocent meerkats for Richard Parker. As Pi's time on the island progresses, he becomes wary of Paradise and discovers that it is a carnivore. After spending so long at sea, the reader and Pi lose some sense of reality. They may not believe the story at first, but they believe this riddle is true. No one would believe in the existence of a carnivorous island, but by placing it in the middle of an uncertain ocean, we begin to consider that it may simply have been neglected. Additionally, by reasoning about the events that happened on the island, the reader wants to believe that the events are true because it makes the story more interesting. By integrating certain magical elements into realistic fiction, the reader believes them to be true because the magic grabs them and draws them into the