To begin with, the notion of narrative indicates the theme in a narrative framework and the nature of religious belief supports the development of the story from the first part significantly. Martel implemented the theme of narrative from the beginning of the novel in the author's note. Mr. Adirubasamy presents the story of Pi as “…a story that will make you believe in God” (Martel x). Readers come to think of Pi's survival as a fictional story, told by a fictional author. Martel uses the author's note to originate the concept of narrative and uses the interpretation of narrative to reveal the painful, uninteresting, and horrific experiences in Pi's journey. This is crucial from the second part, when readers encounter Pi's remarkable botanical discovery. The island is carnivorous covered in algae, which both Pi and Richard leave behind once Pi makes the shocking discovery. The island is literally a hallucination of Pi, growing dimmer and dimmer by the minute. However, figuratively speaking, the island leads to Martel's main idea behind the narrative: holding onto the will to live and keeping both faith and hope alive. The protagonist of the novel: Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi), firmly believes in God. In the first part, the adult Pi tells us the story of his entry into Christianity and Islam. After learning about these religions and listening to their fables, Pi is reconciled with God and decides to practice these three religions simultaneously. We even meet him asking his parents for his prayer rug, which shows that he is serious about practicing three distinct religions. Develop the habit of praying and attending mosque, church and mandir regularly. He remembers that the Imam told him: “If you want to survive and remain reconciled with God. Pi also says: “I was giving up. I would have given up if a voice hadn't made itself heard in my heart. The voice said, “I will not die. I reject it. I will make it through this nightmare. I will beat the odds, however great they are. So far I have survived, miraculously. Now I will turn the miracle into routine. The extraordinary will be seen every day. I will do all the hard work necessary. Yes, as long as God is with me, I will not die” (Martello 163-164). Despite the circumstances in which Pi felt like giving up, he remembers God in his heart and chooses to live. He does not lose hope and retains the will to survive because he believes that God is with him. Both the thematic topics of narrative and religious belief accumulate Pi's survival at sea as a young man due to his religion, his fairy tales and his will to survive thanks to God..
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