When I first started to read Old Man and the Sea, I instantly thought of the novel The Life of Pi which I and my classmates read the summer before our freshmen year of high school at Pleasant Plains High School for Mrs. Durbin’s English 132 course. As a whole, I enjoyed both books, but The Life of Pi may be just a little bit better. However, that is not the point of this blog entry. I found multiple similarities between the two novels. The main thing I found was that in both novels, the main character was far out at sea whether they were lost or just fishing. Both main characters, Pi and Santiago, reveal the most about themselves when they are alone in this situation. For instance, both characters talk about their religion when they are out on their boats. Just the feel, mood, and tone of the two books seemed quite similar to me. They both gave the whole “lost at sea” feel. Obviously the plots of the two stories are not that similar. In The Life of Pi, Pi is lost at sea, and he is trying to survive, and Santiago is trying to catch a monster fish and improve his life. Another great difference is that Pi has a giant tiger in his boat to deal with which adds danger into the mix. The danger in Old Man and the Sea is for the marlin rather than the main character Santiago. Unfortunately, some evil shovel-nosed sharks eat the giant marlin alive. What I found to be the case in my different, but there are truly quite a few similarities. In conclusion, I really liked both novels possibly because they are both so similar. Their similarities are quite unique though. The basic and broad attributes are really not similar at all, but between the tones and details, the two novels are very comparable. I liked them both, but maybe The Life of Pi got the best of The Old Man and the Sea.
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