The Value of Pi
In my previous post I reviewed Life of Pi . The following is a discussion of the book from a specifically Christian perspective. Life of Pi was a slow read for me. I took my time chewing it. There were a few points at which I nearly gave up. A long, long time in a lifeboat on the open sea can do that to a person. I got tired for Pi. I got bored for him. I hated his existence for him. I was afraid for him. I stopped wanting to share his dreadful adventure. It felt too much like being there. But I could not give up. I think I really needed to experience that promised happy ending. Art is not always beautiful, though one could argue that there is a kind of beauty in truth even when it is ugly - the beauty that is found in integrity, in capturing of the soul of a moment. Life of Pi is that kind of art. The scenes Martel paints are unforgettable. The horrors are not like bad dreams which slip, along with their strangeness, ...