Life of Pi Group
Question:
Besides the loss of his family and possessions, what else did Pi lose when the Tsimtsum sank? What did he gain?
Answers:
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Posted by gbeatty on Thursday May 10, 2007 at 11:24 AM
He lost many things, but some of the most important were not physical. He lost his sense of self, and his sense that the world was a safe and knowable place. He lost his context. He lost his easy religious affiliations. He lost physical comfort.
He eventually gained, though, some important things as well. He learned to care for himself, and he learned to apply lessons that had been abstract. He gained a much more profound religious sense…eventually, after being greatly tested.
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