Pi feels so happy after almost being struck by lightning because he is happy to still have his life. His entire journey, or test, as he calls it in the book, is a test of strength, will and trust. When his will fails him, Pi wants to die. But after coming so close to dying because of the lightning Pi is happy to still be alive. Pi is also happy with the shear power and beauty of the lightning. He feels that it is one of God's great works and that it shows the power and force that God has.
I agree, I think that Pi is brought joy from the lightning storm because his is able to see and appreciate its beauty. Earlier in the book, Pi often admires his surrounds, the beautiful ski and the peaceful ocean. However after some time passes, Pi's adrimation for the sea's beauty dwindles, making the sight of lightning striking the ocean a magnificent sight for Pi to see. -Flo' Rida
I agree with Flo' Rida completley. Pi finds genuine happiness in the lightening because it is something completely different; something he can appreciate it. Being stuck at sea can easily deterioate someone's idea of the beauty of nature. Pi has seen nothing but the vastness of the sea and can no longer find beauty in it. By seeing a "celestial tree", as he calls it, Pi is rediscovering the beauty of nature in a moment of desperation.
Pi is fascinated by the lightning because it was a phenomenon. The chances of lightning striking are almost impossible so he probably felt lucky. I also think the lightning made Pi realize he was alive, it reminded him of his mortality. He may have even taken it as a sign from God which wouldve resurfaced hope and life into Pi.
When Pi witnesses the lightening so close to his lifeboat during the storm, he notes that this is the first time that he has felt genuine happiness since he been on the boat. This is very plausible because Pi states earlier in the novel that through his experience of being stranded in the Pacific, it became more difficult for him to keep his faith in God. He had to remind himself that all the things around him were God's creations and he had no doubt in God. When the lightening struck during the storm, it was what Pi described as a phenomenon. Becuase of learning Pi's personality, I greatly feel like a major part of Pi's gratitude for the lightening was that it was a sign of the presence of God and his powers. It gave him new hope that there was a way out of his suffering.
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Pi feels so happy after almost being struck by lightning because he is happy to still have his life. His entire journey, or test, as he calls it in the book, is a test of strength, will and trust. When his will fails him, Pi wants to die. But after coming so close to dying because of the lightning Pi is happy to still be alive.
Pi is also happy with the shear power and beauty of the lightning. He feels that it is one of God's great works and that it shows the power and force that God has.
I agree, I think that Pi is brought joy from the lightning storm because his is able to see and appreciate its beauty. Earlier in the book, Pi often admires his surrounds, the beautiful ski and the peaceful ocean. However after some time passes, Pi's adrimation for the sea's beauty dwindles, making the sight of lightning striking the ocean a magnificent sight for Pi to see. -Flo' Rida
I agree with Flo' Rida completley. Pi finds genuine happiness in the lightening because it is something completely different; something he can appreciate it. Being stuck at sea can easily deterioate someone's idea of the beauty of nature. Pi has seen nothing but the vastness of the sea and can no longer find beauty in it. By seeing a "celestial tree", as he calls it, Pi is rediscovering the beauty of nature in a moment of desperation.
Pi is fascinated by the lightning because it was a phenomenon. The chances of lightning striking are almost impossible so he probably felt lucky. I also think the lightning made Pi realize he was alive, it reminded him of his mortality. He may have even taken it as a sign from God which wouldve resurfaced hope and life into Pi.
When Pi witnesses the lightening so close to his lifeboat during the storm, he notes that this is the first time that he has felt genuine happiness since he been on the boat. This is very plausible because Pi states earlier in the novel that through his experience of being stranded in the Pacific, it became more difficult for him to keep his faith in God. He had to remind himself that all the things around him were God's creations and he had no doubt in God. When the lightening struck during the storm, it was what Pi described as a phenomenon. Becuase of learning Pi's personality, I greatly feel like a major part of Pi's gratitude for the lightening was that it was a sign of the presence of God and his powers. It gave him new hope that there was a way out of his suffering.
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