First of all, Yann Martel jumps around. You'll be in the lifeboat one minute and then talking to adult Pi's wife the next. For me, his use of time enhances the story. When he leaves the lifeboat for a chapter or two, the reader is left hanging, wondering what will happens. It creates suspense.
One thing Pi said is, "time is an illusion that only makes us pant. I survived because I forgot even the very notion of time." This made me think that sometimes we get caught up in an illusion, something unimportant. For me, I almost always carry a watch. This can make you forget the important things in life. We need to just step back and accept the time we're giving. Don't try to make it shorter or longer. Just appreciate what you have. I think that is one of Martel's point of time in Life of Pi. In the book, it doesn't matter if he jumps around. The point isn't to make you realize how ling he was in the boat. The point is to experience his journey. So, if you take out the time factor, you have the undivided attention of the reader.
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First of all, Yann Martel jumps around. You'll be in the lifeboat one minute and then talking to adult Pi's wife the next. For me, his use of time enhances the story. When he leaves the lifeboat for a chapter or two, the reader is left hanging, wondering what will happens. It creates suspense.
One thing Pi said is, "time is an illusion that only makes us pant. I survived because I forgot even the very notion of time." This made me think that sometimes we get caught up in an illusion, something unimportant. For me, I almost always carry a watch. This can make you forget the important things in life. We need to just step back and accept the time we're giving. Don't try to make it shorter or longer. Just appreciate what you have. I think that is one of Martel's point of time in Life of Pi. In the book, it doesn't matter if he jumps around. The point isn't to make you realize how ling he was in the boat. The point is to experience his journey. So, if you take out the time factor, you have the undivided attention of the reader.
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