Ok, I’m still confused! But whatever. What I do understand though, is at the close of the novel, Pi’s transformation of innocent boy to courageous man shows his oneness and relationship to God. And Richard Parker was right there with him, even though his condition is deteriorating.
Also, I thought that an interesting way that Martel kept the reader's attention, was his use of diction through the different font for the interview type. In chapter 97, his prompt and willingness showed in his "indoor" area. And first, in English, the men were very interested in Pi's story...but in Japanese, the men did not believe him at all.
By proving bananas can float and other things like that, Pi showed his true colors of the love, charity, tolerance, and guilt that makes it. The book ends on a much lighter note than I had expected it to.
Even though I’m still really confused, this was a very good book. I might just read it again over the summer to try to catch things that I missed while reading it this time and maybe, that will help me understand it better.
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