Vocabulary Story Time

In a grandiose kingdom far, far away, there lived an eclectic dog named James of Augustine who magically saved the kingdom from total disaster. Along the streets of the kingdom lived a plethora of stubborn, mindless packs of dogs. Most of them believed themselves to be frivolous, but other more effervescent dogs showed their importance by doing altruistic acts of kindness. James of Augustine always wanted to make a difference, but didn't know exactly how. His brother, Arthur of Augustine was abhorred by the kingdom, since he was much more abrasive towards other dogs and treated them with bigotry. One day, James and Arthur went on an incessant trip in search for and acerbic weapon that would fulfill James' desire to make a difference, which lasted the entire day. While they were gone,    the pack of dogs were attacked by another elusive kingdom filled with wolves and tedium. That presumptuous kingdom had no idea who they were messing with. They tried to kindle the kingdom, but they were not hasten enough.  Once Arthur and James came back, they gave a harangue,  and eventually they disposed of the other kingdom. James of Augustine then announced that there would be a new member in the kingdom: a puppy. The fecund was prepared, and there was an exorbitant amount of hampers ready to be filled with diapers. There was a waver which argued a surfeit of new puppies, but James believed it was very eschew. Thus, the kingdom's savior, James of Augustine, was a renowned dog due to his great protectiveness over the kingdom.

Magical Realism

Yes of course, Life of Pi is indeed a work of magical realism. The definition of magical realism is a book or story that has booth realistic and unrealistic features. The story of Life of Pi has both of these features throughout the story. 

•    Unrealistic: the island in which Pi gratefully landed and spent a day in. Most things on the island seemed unrealistic, but like the definition states, as long as it is real to the characters, it is considered magical realism. 

•    Realistic: The sinking of the ship was very realistic, since this tragedy was true, not just according to Piscine.

The novel itself is serious or fantasy, depending on whose point of view it is. To Piscine, this is a serious story, since it was his own experiences that he was describing. To the reader, however, this story might have seemed to unrealistic to seem true. To Martel, it might have been a little bit of both. He incorporated a serious and fantasy novel that in the end would get his message through. In the end, that is what the point of every novel should be: to get a messaged drilled into our brain.

Life of Pi is told from Piscine's point of view, so we can assume some things might be biased. This can include his real desire to stay on the island or any other things. This makes it harder for the reader to reveal the truth and decide whether or not the story was indeed a work of magical realism.