ENG110Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Yann Martel, Frame Story, Castaway
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Life of pi by yann martel lit. Notion that there is no difference between belief of faith and belief of religion (??) Shift away from a plot narrative: we know that he will survive, it"s more about what it means to survive in a metaphysical sense. The talking cure: the process of telling the story itself aids with traumatic events. Pi talks about his childhood, philosophy, religion , growing up. Intercut by the voice of the writer to offer a view of pi now (the moment when he"s telling the story) ** i have a story that will make you believe in god page viii. What is the relationship between pi and the writer : analogous hunger vs actual hunger. A real person vs the main character pi. The writer also framed as the researcher amenuensis.
