Life of Pi - Real Life Relation

A real life relation to the book, Life of Pi, is the television show LOST. Both of them seem to be about survival stories in general but whenever you read or watch the stories it becomes much deeper. Although one focuses on philosiphy and the other on the mysterious island, both have many similarities. One such similarity is that both main protagonists are torn between thier reason and thier faith, and they both eventually choose reason to keep themselves alive, but later wonder if they made the right choice.

The Jungle - Current Event

A current event I related to The Jungle is the rise of chemical products in food and genetically engineered vegetables. The food in The Jungle was dirty and often made from tainted meat. Well today we have preservatives that are put into foods that may be harmful to our health. both of these have caused tremendous uproars in the media and have (had) some solutions like buying more expensive or organic foods.

Life of Pi - First Thoughts

This book truly surprised me and should be considered an instant classic. When I first picked it up I dreaded reading it, because I thought it would be another survival story filled with gruesome images and sad deaths and an eventual rescue. What I found however, was a book packed with philosiphy and clever insights on religeon. It combined these thoughts with a solid story about tigers, some survival, and zookeeping. It made for an astounding read that broadened my world view. A five out of five.