Art

There are no specific references to art within the novel. However it is evident that Pi's life is greatly impacted by simplicity and beauty in nature. He continually describes his surroundings in great detail; India, the ocean, animals, and the islands. He constanly uses metaphors to describe the animals and their behaviors. Although this is not what people would purely consider art as, it is art in his eyes because of his great appreciation of animals. As growing up in a zoo and being a zoology major its only evident that these creatures are what is considered beauty and of such importance in his eyes. I think the author must have some connection with animals in his own life to be able to describe them with such admiration.