Pi says, "It's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go" (Martell 285). Discuss the truth of these words in both the book and in life.
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In the book, this quote is significant because he knows that he can't survive without finishing his training of Richard Parker. He knows that he must conclude everything properly, or his chance of survival will go down. In life, though, this could go for anything. It could go for death. For instance, if you don't conclude a strong relationship with someone before they die, you would never be able to let go, and you wouldn't be able to release the regret of not concluding a good relationship with them, and you can never go back.
This quote is significant in the book and in real life because if you think up something not true and drill it into your mind you will start to believe it and when it doesn't come true you will get very upset. However if you think of the truth it will be easier to deal with when it does come true or something better comes about it. For example, in the book when Pi and Richard Parker reach the island they don't just quit and give up on trying to reach land they pack up their stuff, take a few things for survival and move on. If the would have never stopped they wouldn't have gotten all that algae or the murkats. Also if they did stop and never got back on the boat they would still be stuck their today and wouldn't have the chance to live the life they live now.
Pi and Richard Parker finally arrive on land, a Mexican beach. While he is exstatic to finally be on land, he is crying about Richard Parker. His friend and companion along this whole experience is now leaving him. It takes the tiger a little while to get out of the boat, as he is still afraid, but he finally jumps out and his legs adjust to walking on ground again. Without turning to look at Pi or having any form of a formal goodbye, Richard Parker runs into the jungle, leaving Pi without any notice. "I wept like a child. It was not because I was overcome at having survived my ordeal, though I was. Nor was it the presence of my brothers and sisters, though that too was very moving. I was weeping because Richard Parker had left me so unceremoniously. What a terrible thing it is to botch a farewell" (Martel 285). It is also important to conclude things properly in real life to be able to fully let go. People like to say goodbye to loved ones that are dying; it makes for a less painful goodbye to someone who is old and you know is dying, than to someone who is young and dies in a car accident. You never truely get to say goodbye to these people, and their loved ones are heartbroken. It is very important in the book and in life to conclude things properly in order to let go. -Forest Gump
At the end of part two, Pi and Richard parker finally reach land. They wash up onto the shores of mexico. Immediately, Pi leaves the boat and goes onto land. Richard Parker soon follows, and quickly runs down the beach. Pi watches him run, as he disapears into the distance. This is very upsetting to Pi because he never got to say final words to him. Pi says "I wept like a child...I was weepoing because Richard Parker had left me so unceremoniously" (Martell 285). This quote means that you need a good conclusion to a relationship, especially one as his and Richard Parker's. However, Richard Parker just left without a correct goodbye.
This quote was stated toward the end of part one in Life of Pi. It was stated when Pi and Richard Parker had reached the Mexican beach and Richard Parker had left Pi all by himself without meeting or saying goodbye for the last time in their lives. The reason why it is important to say goodbye to people you love for the last time is because that is what makes people let go of things and move on in life. In order for someone to forget their loved ones they need to come up and say their last things to them and finally say goodbye and all their old memories go along with that goodbye. It had become very difficult for Pi to forget Richard Parker because he was unable to say his last goodbyes to Richard Parker.
Human beings are, by nature, emotional beings that can grow attached to anyone or anything given the proper stimulation. The most common form of attachment is what humans call "love", and this is a powerful feeling where the mate becomes so important to the human that they are willing to die to protect them. But, ignoring this protective trait, humans define love as a feeling that will make them want to stay with their mate for the rest of time.
Sadly, humans have a very short lifespan and are easily killed much sooner than they would die naturally. Your mate will die abruptly, leaving you unable to express your feelings to them. You will not be able to express love, hate, devotion, infidelity, repulsion, or, in some instances, you will not even be able to be with your loved one when they die. All these unexpressed emotions will build up inside of you, tormenting you. If love was what you had for the departed, then you will suffer never being able to adequately express those feelings before their passing. If it is regret, you will burn in the fact that you never had the chance to make amends to the person. Abrupt ends, simply put, leave one to be boiled to death by all their unexpressed emotions and thoughts.
The abrupt departure of Richard Parker, after landing in Mexico, leaves Pi without closure. They have spent 227-ish days together, living and eating together, and have naturally grown a bond between each other. A tiger may not understand the human language, but the human would at least feel some comfort in bidding farewell to the animal. It would have given Pi closure, and for the reader it would have signified the end of this journey they had been on together.
The issue of Richard Parker leaving Pi without him having a chance to say goodbye is so ironic in the fact that when Pi was first stranded out to sea he was practically terrified of the tiger! In real life, this is only practical in that 'unanswered' questions or unsettled buisness could bear heavily on someone's mind and cause stress or other negative feelings.
I believe that Pi is so enthralled by everything to have a good ending because he is so religious. In the book when Richard Parker leaves Pi for the jungle unceremoniously, Pi is hurt deep down, but he has to remember that Richard Parker is a wild animal. This quote relates to life in general because when you leave a situation on a good note, you look back on the situation feeling good about it.
This is true both in the book and in real life. In the book Pi needs to come to closure with this ordeal because it has brought so much hardship to him. In order to Pi to let go, he needs every aspect to be closed, but he will always wonder about Richard Parker. In life it is the same thing. Right before a person dies, they try to right all the wrongs that they have done throughout their life. Some turn to God while others become closer to their loved ones. In order to be at peace with oneself, they need closure
I agree with my fellow peers that the relationship between Pi and Richard Parker is ended to abruptly, and Pi wants a a chance to say goodbye to the only friend he has had for so long. A simple head nod or something would have been a good closure to the journey, but instead there was nothing, which should be expected since Richard Parker is not human and thus does not express human feelings. I think there are other instances of the book where Pi does not get good enough closure though, most importantly with his parents and brother. When the ship sank he could not get back to even say goodbye to them, which really affected him on his journey. He never forgets there love, and for a while he hopes he will see them. Then reality sets in and he is disheartened. If he would have at least gotten to say goodbye to them, the loss would have been eaier to bear. As for real life, I think closure is something we all need. If a reltaionship ends on bad terms, or a person dies before he or she can be forgiven, they will always be remembered for the bad times and not the good. In addition to that, you will dwell on the bad, even if you do not want to. Always forgive people and never go to bed angry because you never know when it could all be over, that is my opinion.
In the novel, Pi never gets to conclude his relationship with Richard Parker properly because of the obvious difference that RP is a tiger. Humans naturally become emotionally attached to companions and are quick to build strong relationships. Pi states, "He pushed me to go on living. I hated him for it, yet at the same time I was grateful. I am grateful. It's the plain truth: without Richard Parker, I wouldn't be alive today to tell you my story" (Martel 164). Upon Richard Parker leaving Pi without a goodbye, Pi was torn in his heart. He wanted to celebrate their survival together yet Richard went on without a proper goodbye. Pi's emotions remained bottled up and caused him to grieve the loss of his companion. The same is true for real life. People cannot go on living knowing that they ended a relationship on bad terms. Snorlax’s belief to never go to bed angry is also one of my biggest beliefs. Holding a grief against a person will only leave a permanent scar in your mind and heart if something was to go wrong. Time can never be rewound and a person only has one opportunity to make things right. Every person needs relationships and agreeable closures in life in order to be truly happy and move on.
One of my cousins never says "good-bye" to anyone, but instead "see you later." No one truly wants to say good-bye; we all want to keep all feelings going. being able to let go is perhaps the hardest thing to do. Closure is why many go on travels across the world to homelands; they want to learn everything about their past before leaving this world.
Pi is trying to cope with what he has done to survive and the fact is he can't. He never had the chance to say anything to his family before losing them, and this fact probably worries him the most. The Richard Parker side of Pi is a side he wants to let go and redeem himself, but he seems not to be able to do so. Richard Parker will always be a part of Pi.
Love is hard to give and harder to regain once lost. Closure seeks to solve this problem, but in the end, death will stop any measures to do so.
Feeling song-y and Coldplay's "The Scientist" depicts all of this perfectly
This quote holds trith in the book because Pi has gone through a lot in being stranded at sea for seven months, yet will not be able to let go and forget the situation until he has concluded things; develops a conclusion on what happened and the fact that it is over now and should put it past him. In life, this quote is something important to live by. This quote can be applied to any difficult situation or hardship. Nothing can be overcame unless one comes to a realization about it first.
This quote is extremely important in the book and in life in general. In the book Pi rarely gets to say goodbye “properly” and is unable to have the kind of closure he desires. Pi spent so much time with Richard Parker that he feels there was a bond between them. He feels that they had a relationship even if it was strange. Pi was Richard Parker’s caregiver, Pi kept him alive by providing food and water and keeping his “den” fairly clean. Since Richard Parker did not even look back Pi felt hurt, there was no farewell and Pi was left feeling incomplete. Some form of acknowledgement from Richard Parker would have satisfied Pi because that would have been the action of a friend, which is how Pi saw Richard Parker. In life a close person, whether it is a family member or a friend, has a great effect on a person’s life. A person becomes familiar and sometimes dependent on another person; sometimes the presence of that close friend is enough to comfort a person. Therefore it is important for a close person to properly conclude a relationship.
I think these words are very true. In the book just as in life certain things are important to "conclude properly". In the book it is good Pi survived being stranded at sea so that he could describe his tale to everyone; but some things I don't believe should be put to a close. In the book Pi never "made me believe that God was real" but rather that he had alot of good and bad luck. This I think is almost hard to accomplish and am glad he did not end it and just left it to the reader. In life I believe without certain things going unsolved or staying lost, this world loses "depth". Without mysteries and undiscovered species etc. people lose interest and "let go". -TRIX
In the book, it means that Pi will always feel as if a part of his life is still with R.P since he wasnt able to properly say goodbye. This quote is also true in real life since its hard to bring closure to somethings if you dont properly say goodbye. For example, the death of a friend or family member may seem unreal until you have finally paid your last respects. -misbehavin
I am on the same page as Snorlax. It is a struggle for Pi to relieve the grief he experiences from the loss of his family. If I were in his position, I definitely would have wanted to say goodbye or at least left on good terms with the ones I love. It is true human beings expect this closure to things for the sake of needing it. For the most part it makes things final, real and done. There is no turning back and it turns the present into past. For Pi is would mean the end of his journey with Richard Parker and the forever loss of his family. Without closure and a proper conclusion to these events, Pi will always wonder what happened to Richard and never let go of the deaths he could not save. A perfect example of this in life today as a graduation senior is the end of high school. Without a graduation ceremony and project graduation I do not believe I would ever feel like my school experience is over. These events will solidify the end of this journey in my life and allow my to move on and let go of the drama and relationships and move on to a new future.
At the end of part two, Pi and Richard Parker arrive on an island in Mexico. When they get there Richard Parker leaves the boat and goes out into the jungle without saying goodbye to his "master" that he went through the journey with; he doesn't even bother to look back at Pi. "I wept like a child...I was weepoing because Richard Parker had left me so unceremoniously" (Martell 285). I believe that a proper conclusion to things is very essential; it leaves an individual satisfied and less guilty or less alone. I have to agree with the doctor when he states: "Abrupt ends, simply put, leave one to be boiled to death by all their unexpressed emotions and thoughts. " When a proper conclusion is not expressed, a human is left with unresolved thoughts and emotions.
Although a very general statement one can see the meaning Pi dictates quite simply. In order to get over something one needs to to finish it properly. For Pi, training Richard Parker was needed to be done in order to survive his journey and he did it all the way through, no shortcuts. Even him leaving the man-eating island was done, as opposed to staying there he pressed on and completed his journey to the mainland. In a real world setting, a good example is finish a job or moving on, one doesn't just quit, they have to give two weeks notice or give at least some form of consideracy. That being said, Pi gives a small life lesson in this one small notion to the reader.
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In the book, this quote is significant because he knows that he can't survive without finishing his training of Richard Parker. He knows that he must conclude everything properly, or his chance of survival will go down.
In life, though, this could go for anything. It could go for death. For instance, if you don't conclude a strong relationship with someone before they die, you would never be able to let go, and you wouldn't be able to release the regret of not concluding a good relationship with them, and you can never go back.
-Cap'n Crunch
This quote is significant in the book and in real life because if you think up something not true and drill it into your mind you will start to believe it and when it doesn't come true you will get very upset. However if you think of the truth it will be easier to deal with when it does come true or something better comes about it. For example, in the book when Pi and Richard Parker reach the island they don't just quit and give up on trying to reach land they pack up their stuff, take a few things for survival and move on. If the would have never stopped they wouldn't have gotten all that algae or the murkats. Also if they did stop and never got back on the boat they would still be stuck their today and wouldn't have the chance to live the life they live now.
-cheerio!
Pi and Richard Parker finally arrive on land, a Mexican beach. While he is exstatic to finally be on land, he is crying about Richard Parker. His friend and companion along this whole experience is now leaving him. It takes the tiger a little while to get out of the boat, as he is still afraid, but he finally jumps out and his legs adjust to walking on ground again. Without turning to look at Pi or having any form of a formal goodbye, Richard Parker runs into the jungle, leaving Pi without any notice. "I wept like a child. It was not because I was overcome at having survived my ordeal, though I was. Nor was it the presence of my brothers and sisters, though that too was very moving. I was weeping because Richard Parker had left me so unceremoniously. What a terrible thing it is to botch a farewell" (Martel 285). It is also important to conclude things properly in real life to be able to fully let go. People like to say goodbye to loved ones that are dying; it makes for a less painful goodbye to someone who is old and you know is dying, than to someone who is young and dies in a car accident. You never truely get to say goodbye to these people, and their loved ones are heartbroken. It is very important in the book and in life to conclude things properly in order to let go.
-Forest Gump
At the end of part two, Pi and Richard parker finally reach land. They wash up onto the shores of mexico. Immediately, Pi leaves the boat and goes onto land. Richard Parker soon follows, and quickly runs down the beach. Pi watches him run, as he disapears into the distance. This is very upsetting to Pi because he never got to say final words to him. Pi says "I wept like a child...I was weepoing because Richard Parker had left me so unceremoniously" (Martell 285). This quote means that you need a good conclusion to a relationship, especially one as his and Richard Parker's. However, Richard Parker just left without a correct goodbye.
This quote was stated toward the end of part one in Life of Pi. It was stated when Pi and Richard Parker had reached the Mexican beach and Richard Parker had left Pi all by himself without meeting or saying goodbye for the last time in their lives. The reason why it is important to say goodbye to people you love for the last time is because that is what makes people let go of things and move on in life. In order for someone to forget their loved ones they need to come up and say their last things to them and finally say goodbye and all their old memories go along with that goodbye. It had become very difficult for Pi to forget Richard Parker because he was unable to say his last goodbyes to Richard Parker.
Ddolly
Human beings are, by nature, emotional beings that can grow attached to anyone or anything given the proper stimulation. The most common form of attachment is what humans call "love", and this is a powerful feeling where the mate becomes so important to the human that they are willing to die to protect them. But, ignoring this protective trait, humans define love as a feeling that will make them want to stay with their mate for the rest of time.
Sadly, humans have a very short lifespan and are easily killed much sooner than they would die naturally. Your mate will die abruptly, leaving you unable to express your feelings to them. You will not be able to express love, hate, devotion, infidelity, repulsion, or, in some instances, you will not even be able to be with your loved one when they die. All these unexpressed emotions will build up inside of you, tormenting you. If love was what you had for the departed, then you will suffer never being able to adequately express those feelings before their passing. If it is regret, you will burn in the fact that you never had the chance to make amends to the person. Abrupt ends, simply put, leave one to be boiled to death by all their unexpressed emotions and thoughts.
The abrupt departure of Richard Parker, after landing in Mexico, leaves Pi without closure. They have spent 227-ish days together, living and eating together, and have naturally grown a bond between each other. A tiger may not understand the human language, but the human would at least feel some comfort in bidding farewell to the animal. It would have given Pi closure, and for the reader it would have signified the end of this journey they had been on together.
The issue of Richard Parker leaving Pi without him having a chance to say goodbye is so ironic in the fact that when Pi was first stranded out to sea he was practically terrified of the tiger! In real life, this is only practical in that 'unanswered' questions or unsettled buisness could bear heavily on someone's mind and cause stress or other negative feelings.
I believe that Pi is so enthralled by everything to have a good ending because he is so religious. In the book when Richard Parker leaves Pi for the jungle unceremoniously, Pi is hurt deep down, but he has to remember that Richard Parker is a wild animal. This quote relates to life in general because when you leave a situation on a good note, you look back on the situation feeling good about it.
This is true both in the book and in real life. In the book Pi needs to come to closure with this ordeal because it has brought so much hardship to him. In order to Pi to let go, he needs every aspect to be closed, but he will always wonder about Richard Parker. In life it is the same thing. Right before a person dies, they try to right all the wrongs that they have done throughout their life. Some turn to God while others become closer to their loved ones. In order to be at peace with oneself, they need closure
I agree with my fellow peers that the relationship between Pi and Richard Parker is ended to abruptly, and Pi wants a a chance to say goodbye to the only friend he has had for so long. A simple head nod or something would have been a good closure to the journey, but instead there was nothing, which should be expected since Richard Parker is not human and thus does not express human feelings. I think there are other instances of the book where Pi does not get good enough closure though, most importantly with his parents and brother. When the ship sank he could not get back to even say goodbye to them, which really affected him on his journey. He never forgets there love, and for a while he hopes he will see them. Then reality sets in and he is disheartened. If he would have at least gotten to say goodbye to them, the loss would have been eaier to bear.
As for real life, I think closure is something we all need. If a reltaionship ends on bad terms, or a person dies before he or she can be forgiven, they will always be remembered for the bad times and not the good. In addition to that, you will dwell on the bad, even if you do not want to. Always forgive people and never go to bed angry because you never know when it could all be over, that is my opinion.
In the novel, Pi never gets to conclude his relationship with Richard Parker properly because of the obvious difference that RP is a tiger. Humans naturally become emotionally attached to companions and are quick to build strong relationships. Pi states, "He pushed me to go on living. I hated him for it, yet at the same time I was grateful. I am grateful. It's the plain truth: without Richard Parker, I wouldn't be alive today to tell you my story" (Martel 164). Upon Richard Parker leaving Pi without a goodbye, Pi was torn in his heart. He wanted to celebrate their survival together yet Richard went on without a proper goodbye. Pi's emotions remained bottled up and caused him to grieve the loss of his companion.
The same is true for real life. People cannot go on living knowing that they ended a relationship on bad terms. Snorlax’s belief to never go to bed angry is also one of my biggest beliefs. Holding a grief against a person will only leave a permanent scar in your mind and heart if something was to go wrong. Time can never be rewound and a person only has one opportunity to make things right. Every person needs relationships and agreeable closures in life in order to be truly happy and move on.
One of my cousins never says "good-bye" to anyone, but instead "see you later." No one truly wants to say good-bye; we all want to keep all feelings going. being able to let go is perhaps the hardest thing to do. Closure is why many go on travels across the world to homelands; they want to learn everything about their past before leaving this world.
Pi is trying to cope with what he has done to survive and the fact is he can't. He never had the chance to say anything to his family before losing them, and this fact probably worries him the most. The Richard Parker side of Pi is a side he wants to let go and redeem himself, but he seems not to be able to do so. Richard Parker will always be a part of Pi.
Love is hard to give and harder to regain once lost. Closure seeks to solve this problem, but in the end, death will stop any measures to do so.
Feeling song-y and Coldplay's "The Scientist" depicts all of this perfectly
This quote holds trith in the book because Pi has gone through a lot in being stranded at sea for seven months, yet will not be able to let go and forget the situation until he has concluded things; develops a conclusion on what happened and the fact that it is over now and should put it past him. In life, this quote is something important to live by. This quote can be applied to any difficult situation or hardship. Nothing can be overcame unless one comes to a realization about it first.
This quote is extremely important in the book and in life in general. In the book Pi rarely gets to say goodbye “properly” and is unable to have the kind of closure he desires. Pi spent so much time with Richard Parker that he feels there was a bond between them. He feels that they had a relationship even if it was strange. Pi was Richard Parker’s caregiver, Pi kept him alive by providing food and water and keeping his “den” fairly clean. Since Richard Parker did not even look back Pi felt hurt, there was no farewell and Pi was left feeling incomplete. Some form of acknowledgement from Richard Parker would have satisfied Pi because that would have been the action of a friend, which is how Pi saw Richard Parker.
In life a close person, whether it is a family member or a friend, has a great effect on a person’s life. A person becomes familiar and sometimes dependent on another person; sometimes the presence of that close friend is enough to comfort a person. Therefore it is important for a close person to properly conclude a relationship.
I think these words are very true. In the book just as in life certain things are important to "conclude properly". In the book it is good Pi survived being stranded at sea so that he could describe his tale to everyone; but some things I don't believe should be put to a close. In the book Pi never "made me believe that God was real" but rather that he had alot of good and bad luck. This I think is almost hard to accomplish and am glad he did not end it and just left it to the reader. In life I believe without certain things going unsolved or staying lost, this world loses "depth". Without mysteries and undiscovered species etc. people lose interest and "let go".
-TRIX
In the book, it means that Pi will always feel as if a part of his life is still with R.P since he wasnt able to properly say goodbye. This quote is also true in real life since its hard to bring closure to somethings if you dont properly say goodbye. For example, the death of a friend or family member may seem unreal until you have finally paid your last respects.
-misbehavin
I am on the same page as Snorlax. It is a struggle for Pi to relieve the grief he experiences from the loss of his family. If I were in his position, I definitely would have wanted to say goodbye or at least left on good terms with the ones I love. It is true human beings expect this closure to things for the sake of needing it. For the most part it makes things final, real and done. There is no turning back and it turns the present into past. For Pi is would mean the end of his journey with Richard Parker and the forever loss of his family. Without closure and a proper conclusion to these events, Pi will always wonder what happened to Richard and never let go of the deaths he could not save. A perfect example of this in life today as a graduation senior is the end of high school. Without a graduation ceremony and project graduation I do not believe I would ever feel like my school experience is over. These events will solidify the end of this journey in my life and allow my to move on and let go of the drama and relationships and move on to a new future.
At the end of part two, Pi and Richard Parker arrive on an island in Mexico. When they get there Richard Parker leaves the boat and goes out into the jungle without saying goodbye to his "master" that he went through the journey with; he doesn't even bother to look back at Pi. "I wept like a child...I was weepoing because Richard Parker had left me so unceremoniously" (Martell 285). I believe that a proper conclusion to things is very essential; it leaves an individual satisfied and less guilty or less alone. I have to agree with the doctor when he states: "Abrupt ends, simply put, leave one to be boiled to death by all their unexpressed emotions and thoughts. " When a proper conclusion is not expressed, a human is left with unresolved thoughts and emotions.
Although a very general statement one can see the meaning Pi dictates quite simply. In order to get over something one needs to to finish it properly. For Pi, training Richard Parker was needed to be done in order to survive his journey and he did it all the way through, no shortcuts. Even him leaving the man-eating island was done, as opposed to staying there he pressed on and completed his journey to the mainland. In a real world setting, a good example is finish a job or moving on, one doesn't just quit, they have to give two weeks notice or give at least some form of consideracy. That being said, Pi gives a small life lesson in this one small notion to the reader.
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