Abstract
Life of Pi, written by Yann Martel, a Canadian writer, is about a story that a man whose name is Pi and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker on the Pacific Ocean. Martel has used a number of metaphors in this novel in order to convey his thinking on human nature and the society. This thesis analyzes some plots in the novel to find out the relationship between the metaphors and their realistic meaning in order to understand what the author wanted to express.
Key words: Life of Pi; metaphors; realistic meaning
Contents
Abstract
摘要
1. Introduction.1
1.1 Yann Martel and Life of Pi-1
1.2 The metaphor-1
2. Literature Review2
3. Metaphors in the Story and Their Realistic Meaning .3
3.1 The tiger- Richard Parker-4
3.2 The cannibal island-7
3.3 The name of Pi-8
3.4 Three Religions-9
4. Conclusion10
Works Cited.12
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