For me life of Pi was a significant book because it ventured into areas which i seem to consider important, such as religious views and its role within society. Growing up in 2 cultures which expect you to fall under certain faithful denominations is a hard choice one has to make. Like Pi i found myself just trying to be a combination of Catholic and Baptist. Althought these 2 are more similar than Pi's three religions I can understand where he is coming from. In the end I concluded that faith should have no boundaries, that if you are comfortable with your identity and belifef system then there is no need to search further or try to persuade others to think and believe like you do. If this ideology became true then the world would be pretty boring and loose all of its marvel and distinctiveness that make the world what it is. The big question in this blog is whether Life of Pi is a bildungsroman. In my opinion it is and isn't. It isn't because in a way Pi doesnt really identify his personality, he doesnt seem to choose something concrete to which identify with, thus making it easy for him to believe what he believes. At the same time this is a conflict for he critisized those who wouldnt make or change their minds either. All of this confusion sums up at the end when we're dealing with both stories and cant determine which one is real. Yet at the same time, it is a bildungsroman because Pi is unique, the story we come to read the first time around tells us about his travel and his struggle with survival, making him who he is later on in life. This is what being a bildungsroman novel is all about.
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