irrationality and ambiguity, Martel presents Pi’s world of fantasy. He uses the irrationality of Richard Parker and the ambiguity of the two stories to help shape up and generate this alternate reality. The role of irrationality in the Life of Pi helps create the mood and setting of the story. Martel uses irrationality while portraying the unbelievable situation Pi goes through with Richard Parker. In the novel, the first story is completely irrational. It is unbelievable that a boy survives 227
the moral standards of the modern society. Traditionally, fairy-tales are brimming over with brutality and grotesqueness, to the point that one is amazed that anyone could draw the conclusion that they are for children. In fact, man-eating and cannibalism, both of which are touched on in the novel, are common, especially in English and Irish stories, through trolls, ogres, giants, and witches, among others. It is also common for magic to play an important role, or for a mystical or fantastical place
survives the shipwreck that killed his entire family but finds himself aboard a lifeboat with an adult Bengal tiger, Richard Parker. Though distraught, the two protagonists seek means of perpetuating their own lives. Gilgamesh abandons his kingdom to seek guidance from the sole man to ascend from the ranks of men to the “garden of the gods,” and Pi successfully tames Richard Parker so as not to fall victim to the feline’s claws. Meanwhile, both protagonists begin to separate from their earlier
story the better story even though it is delusional. Greater, though has a whole other meaning in my opinion, greater means it takes guts to say it, it takes bravery and a strong heart. Meaning to choose a greater story it would the one about cannibalism the second story. True the second story is is plain straightforward and possibly not the most pleasant to read; however, thats what makes it the greater story. To make your story the better story you just need to add literary techniques and make