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少年派的奇幻漂流英文读后感 LifeofPiisamasterfulandutterlyoriginalnovelthatisatoncethestoryofayoungcastawaywhofacesimmeasurablehardshipsonthehighseasandameditationonreligionfaithartandlifethatisaswittyasitisprofound.UsingthethreadsofallofourbeststoriesYannMartelhaswovenagloriousspiritualadventurethatmakesusquestionwhatitmeanstobealiveandtobelieve. GrowingupinPondicherryIndiaPiscineMolitorPatel-knownasPi-hasarichlife.BookishbynatureyoungPiacquiresabroadknowledgeofnotonlythegreatreligioustextsbutofallliteratureandhasagreatcuriosityabouthowtheworldworks.Hisfamilyrunsthelocalzooandhespendsmanyofhisdaysamonggoatshipposswansandbearsdevelopinghisowntheoriesaboutthenatureofanimalsandhowhumannatureconformstoit.Pi’sfamilylifeisquitehappyeventhoughhisbrotherpicksonhimandhisparentsaren’tquitesurehowtoaepthisdecisiontosimultaneouslyembraceandpractisethreereligions-ChristianityHinduismandIslam. ButdespitethelushandnurturingvarietyofPi’sworldtherearebroadpoliticalchangesafootinIndiaandwhenPiissixteenhisparentsdecidethatthefamilyneedstoescapetoabetterlife.ChoosingtomovetoCanadatheyclosethezoopacktheirbelongingsandboardaJapanesecargoshipcalledtheTsimtsum.TravellingwiththemaremanyoftheiranimalsboundforzoosinNorthAmerica.HowevertheyhaveonlyjustbeguntheirjourneywhentheshipsinkstakingthedreamsofthePatelfamilydownwithit.OnlyPisurvivescastadriftinalifeboatwiththeunlikeliestoftravellingpanions:azebraanorang-utanahyenaanda450-poundRoyalBengaltigernamedRichardParker. ThusbeginsPiPatel’sepic227-dayvoyageacrossthePacificandthepowerfulstoryoffaithandsurvivalattheheartofLifeofPi.WornandscaredoscillatingbetweenhopeanddespairPiiswitnesstotheplayingoutofthefoodchainquiteawareofhisnewpositionwithinit.WhenonlythetigerisleftoftheseafaringmenageriePirealizesthathissurvivaldependsonhisabilitytoasserthisownwillandsetsuponagrandandorderedschemetokeepfrombeingRichardParker’snextmeal. AsYannMartelhassaidinoneinterview“Thethemeofthisnovelcanbesummarizedinthreelines.Lifeisastory.Youcanchooseyourstory.Andastorywithanimaginativeoverlayisthebetterstory.”AndforMartelthegreatestimaginativeoverlayisreligion.“Godisashorthandforanythingthatisbeyondthematerial-anygreaterpatternofmeaning.”InLifeofPithequestionofstoriesandofwhatstoriestobelieveisfrontandcenterfromthebeginningwhentheauthortellsushowhewasledtoPiPatelandtothisnovel:inanIndiancoffeehouseagentlemantoldhim“IhaveastorythatwillmakeyoubelieveinGod.”AndasthisnovelestoitsbrilliantconclusionPishowsusthatthestorywiththeimaginativeoverlayisalsothestorythatcontainsthemosttruth.模板内容仅供参考 。