Guest Gichin13 Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Originally posted by Ancalagon the Black ***spoiler*** It’s a really good question. My dimly remembered, and very superficial, take on it is that the island represents complacency/loss of hope. Pi thinks he could be happy on the island, but what has happened is that he’s abandoned his quest, which gave meaning and drive to all his actions. A complacent, rote existence is good for lemmings (were those the creatures?), but it will devour a human – or a tiger – from the inside. Any guy named Ancalagon the Black has to be on to something! (I love that book too ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hand Loki Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Originally posted by Ancalagon the Black ***spoiler*** It’s a really good question. My dimly remembered, and very superficial, take on it is that the island represents complacency/loss of hope. Pi thinks he could be happy on the island, but what has happened is that he’s abandoned his quest, which gave meaning and drive to all his actions. A complacent, rote existence is good for lemmings (were those the creatures?), but it will devour a human – or a tiger – from the inside. Thanks - that makes sense. The animals are marakeets, which seem to be similar to lemmings, but a bit more like prairie dogs in appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laytzan Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 I loved the book until the end, it made me want to kill myself. other then that i thought it was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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