Life of Pi Pt. 2

First thing I want to say, I loved the beginning sentence of Part 2 of Life of Pi. It was simply "The ship sank." This made me wonder what the HECK happened! I love how action packed this Part 2 is of the book. You truly never know what might happen next. I really admire Pi's bravery so far; I don't think I could have lasted that long. I don't think I could have stayed sane for that long under the circumstances he was under. I probably just would have jumped overboard after the first day to be honest. I have been scared of big dogs ever since a Weimaraner chased me one day when I was running in my neighborhood. Never have I been more scared in my life. So watching that hungry hyena kill every other living creature on the boat would have probably made me have a panic attack. I am also afraid of boats on an ocean because of watching The Little Mermaid and The Black Stallion as a little kid, so this whole situation just would not have ended well for me. Also, I really admire his bravery in admitting to himself that his family is probably all gone. That is my biggest fear, loosing my family. I could never ever in a million years admit that they were gone to myself.

I do not understand how Pi did not notice he was on the same boat as a Bengal Tiger for 3 days. I mean the tiger must have made SOME noise or moved a little bit at least once. I also don't understand how he didn't even realize that he was hungry or thirsty for days. I guess fear and shock can do some crazy things to you, but I think my body would have definitely noticed there was no food in it very soon. Pi is extremely lucky that he has enough food and water on board the life boat to last him a couple of months though. He just has to get past the tiger, and I bet all of the dead animal carcasses on board the life boat smell god-awful too.

I have really enjoyed this book. I find it to be the ultimate survival story. I have trouble even putting the book down; the story has really consumed me. I can't wait to see what happens next! Stay tuned for more :)