tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489583182385276767.post5830728730988947975..comments2023-10-31T10:26:34.348-06:00Comments on Evolving English Teacher: "Life of Pi" Tribute to Yann Martel and an Oscar Winning MovieGlenda Funkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489583182385276767.post-48960645848303924642013-03-01T16:41:34.477-07:002013-03-01T16:41:34.477-07:00I agree w/ all you say, Paul. Martel talks about h...I agree w/ all you say, Paul. Martel talks about how we need stories for our own "salvation." I also agree that the movie oversimplifies much of the book, but it is a movie that's getting people to read the book. I like the hybrid religion Pi constructs. I also like how Martel establishes criteria for stories in the "Author's Note" and then tells a story that doesn't meet that criteria in the last part of the book to illustrate his point. <br /><br />Anyway, the book is complex, and for me it has enduring complexity and relevance. Glenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489583182385276767.post-59463824528508574602013-02-27T22:42:15.872-07:002013-02-27T22:42:15.872-07:00Glenda,
I haven't read Life of Pi in years, b...Glenda,<br /><br />I haven't read Life of Pi in years, but I wanted to run by you what I think the book is about. I think it's basically about the power of storytelling and stories, that stories are the real gods. So when he says he has a story that will make you believe in god, he doesn't mean an anthropomorphized God. He refers to the religion of storytelling. At the end when he tells the "actual" but less compelling story, it is in fact less true because it's not a good story. The point is that stories like this move us and make us feel alive. They are the real gods.<br /><br />I didn't like the movie that much. It was beautiful and I liked the actor who played the older Pi, but it stripped away so much of the complexity of the book.Paul Plankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660067049936521755noreply@blogger.com