Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Life of Pi, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Survival
Religion and Faith
Storytelling
Boundaries
Summary
Analysis
Dawn breaks and it starts raining harder, but then it suddenly stops. Pi warms up and takes stock of his situation. He recognizes that his raft is too flimsy to last long. He thinks of his plan to outlast Richard Parker, but then remembers that tigers can drink salt water, and he realizes that if Richard Parker gets hungry he will just swim over to the raft and kill Pi.
In terms of survival instinct and brute strength, Pi has no chance against a wild animal. He must use his human resourcefulness and intelligence.
Themes
