Photos Part 2

Part 2 Photos

  ·         This picture is of a manual. Aboard the lifeboat, Pi finds a survival manual that gives him information on how to survive after a shipwreck. This picture represents guidance. When we are unsure of how to proceed with something we turn to someone or something that will guide us through.

  ·         This picture is of a circle. In one chapter Pi uses a circle as an example to describe a castaway’s journey. This picture is never ending. I chose this picture because sometimes you wake up and think that every day is the same, a never-ending pattern.

  ·         This picture is of a birthday cake. In another chapter Pi calculates it to be his deceased mother’s birthday and sings her the birthday song. This picture represents remembrance. I chose this photo because there are people whom we dearly love and will never forget even when they are no longer here.

  ·         This picture is of a bird. Pi sees many birds flying very near his lifeboat, which he takes to mean that there is land near and gets hopeful. The bird was at one point a symbol of hope for Pi. We all have symbols for hope. Hope allows us to keep moving forward when we think all has been lost.

  ·         This picture is of a raft. Pi builds a raft out of lifejackets in order to have something to escape to when he finds out Richard Parker is on the boat and is afraid he might attack him. This photo represents safety. This is like a “plan b”, something / somewhere we go to in case “plan a” doesn’t work.

  ·         This picture is of people hugging. Pi and Richard Parker finally reach land, where Pi is found and embraced by a few men who bring him to their village. There he is taken care of by the women living there. This photo represents love. Pi was very grateful to those who rescued him. As a human being, it is important to feel loved and cared for. It’s what makes us who we are.