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Plot
In part two of Life of Pi, the story picks up with the boat that Pi and his family was on sinks. Pi is pushed off of the boat, by one of the crew members, onto a lifeboat. He then notices Richard Parker, the Bengal tiger, and he tries to save him. Too late does he notice his mistake of pulling aboard the tiger. Since Richard Parker could easily kill him, Pi jumps off and climbs onto a buoy attached to the lifeboat.

Next, Pi has a flashback to when the boat was sinking. He describes the noises and the craziness of everything. Returning to the present, Pi is stranded at sea with an injured zebra, a hyena, Orange Juice (an orangutan), and Richard Parker. The hyena ends up killing the zebra, then Orange Juice, then Pi realizes that Richard Parker is indeed on the boat with him. Soon after, Richard Parker kills the hyena. The two of them survive on the emergency supplies in the boat.

Eventually, Pi becomes temporarily blind due to dehydration, and another blind survivor meets up with him. They tie their boats together, but the other man soon tries to eat Pi, and Richard Parker kills the man. At one point, they wash up onto an island, but don’t stay very long. At last, the two end up on a Mexican beach and Richard Parker runs away.

Major Themes
In Life of Pi by Yann Martel, religion is the biggest theme. That can then be split into two other underlying themes: believing and the concept of multiple faiths. First off, there is belief. According to Huston Smith, "[the] novel sets out with a profound ambition -- to make us believe in God." As Jean Smith says "we [all] live and breathe via belief." And Life of Pi emphasizes this. Next is the multiple faiths. Since Martel makes Pi a part of Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity, that makes multiple faiths a big part. As Jean Smith said, "Finally his father... says, 'I suppose that's what we're all trying to do -- love God." However, Huston Smith claims, "Martel too playfully unhinges religious components from various faiths."