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Life Of Pi Tiger Analysis
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The world has seen all the hardships and struggles, wars and peace, death and births, but no matter the struggle one has to face, no individual comes out being the same as someone else. The two texts, Life of Pi by Yan Martel and Tiger by William Blake contain similar elements of pain and suffering. However, through the symbol of tiger in both texts to represent these elements, the tiger breaks the bond between texts when the realization sets in on how different the tigers truly are. The two texts help highlight the theme of suffering and pain through the use of language and such stylistic features as imagery to help portray the idea of a higher power in both texts. Sensationalism is used to explain the presence and importance of a tiger.…show more content…
Within the text of, Life of Pi, the narrator, Pi had always been drawn towards the tiger, Richard Parker, throughout his entire childhood, even during hardships. Were Pi’s life was in danger. This can be evident when Pi talks about the importance of the tiger, “ Richard Parker has stayed with me. I’ve never forgotten him. Dare say I miss him? I do. I miss him. I still see him in my dreams. They are nightmares mostly, but nightmares tinged with love. Such is the strangeness of the human heart.” (Y.Martel pg 14). This quotation proves that Pi considers Richard Parker to be part of his family, side from all the loss and grief Pi has experienced throughout his journey, even though he is a tiger. Unlike, Life of Pi, the poem illustrates tigers though dark and negative light and pursue these creatures as evil figures that are the result of the higher power. This idea can be pictured through the focal point of the poem, through the use of sensationalism.” What dread grasp. Dare its deadly terrors clasp?” (Blake, Tiger). Though the use of this persuasive technique, the poet, continuously raises questions to the
higher power, as to why he could can possibly create such horror. Proving the poem to persuade the tiger as evil.
