Another APEX Answer is:
Sometimes my heart was sinking so fast with anger, desolation, and weariness, I was afraid it would sink to the very bottom of the Pacific...(209)
Explanation:
Here Pi is fighting himself internally. He has depressing thoughts such as just giving up. He has a choice whether or not to act on those feelings which is the battle itself.
Philosphical the last word because it means its devoted to the study of knowledge
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