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Plot
The beginning of part two starts off as soon as the ship is starting to sink. Pi realizes that it is a life or death situation and quickly jumps onto a life boat. While Pi is getting on he spots Richard Parker and tells him to follow him onto the boat to save his life. He suddenly remembers what his dad said about wild animal, and what they are capable of doing, so he jumps off the boat and leaps into the ocean. Following Pi's leap into the ocean, the narrator tells about how explosive the ocean is idle to the sinking of the ship and the brutality of the storm. When Pi emerges he spots the life boat again. He again hops on. Now he finds himself with an orangutan, hyena, zebra, and himself, so he thinks. Following the sinking of the ship, Pi is extremely scared of all the animals on the boat, so he hangs off the side for s while. The next day Richard Parker, the tiger, emerges out of the boat cover. Days pass and the animals grow hungry, so the hyena bites the orangutan, Orange juice, and Orange Juice punches the hyena back. The hyena is hurt and Richard Parker comes out and eats it. And the zebra. Pi survives on safety food left on the boat, and fish that he catches from the ocean. Pi also feeds Richard Parker. Again, many days pass and the boat comes to shore on an island. They walk around on the island, and find teeth in the islands fruit, Pi comes to the comes to the conclusion that the island eats humans, Southey get back on the boat and float off. Following their departure, they spot another island, and land on that as well. Some villagers on the island spot the boy and tiger and run over. Richard Parker gets scared and runs away. Pi chases after him, but only to be stopped by the villagers. Pi never sees Richard Parker again.

Major Themes
While the book is mainly about survival, religion takes a big part in the novel as well. As Gregory Stephens from Texas Tech University stated, "A religious book that will make sense to a non-religious person." The protagonist of the story is heavily influenced by religion as well. He encounters three man religions, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam.

Adaptations
In 2012 Ang Lee, a movie director, adapted the novel into a blockbuster film. At the 85th Academy Awards, the movie won 4 awards from 11 different nominations.

The novel was not only made into a movie, but a play as well. Keith Robinson, a director, adapted the novel into a play. The play was first produced at Bradford, England,in 2003 and went into a tour around the United Kingdom till 2007. Keith Robinson also adapted and directed a second version, that was very popular among the people, and the press.

Awards and Nominations
Life of Pi won England's most prestigious award,the Booker prize.