LIFE OF PI by YANN MARTEL Explained | Summary | Themes | Symbolism

“Life of Pi” is a novel by Yann Martel, published in 2001. The novel is divided into three distinct parts, where parts one and two are told in the first-person narrative by the author, Yann Martel, who is retelling the tale that he heard from the now-adult Pi Patel. The third part is a transcript between Pi Patel and two police officers. The novel ends with Yann Martel’s commentary in the first-person voice. The setting of novel starts with Pi’s childhood home in Pondicherry, India; shifting to the Pacific Ocean; Tomatlán, Mexico; and, fleetingly, Toronto, Canada, while Pi was stranded at sea for 227 days, beginning on 2nd July 1977. Life of Pi contains elements of magical realism, allegory and fable.

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Timestamps -

0:08 Introduction
0:58 Author's Note
1:26 Part 1: Summary
2:26 Part 2
4:27 Part 3
4:59 Pi's Life After Rescue
5:28 Survival & Human Resilience
8:48 Spirituality & Faith
10:26 Storytelling
13:10 Symbols

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