My Survival in the Deadly Pacific

   
                        My Survival in the Deadly Pacific
        "Actually, it was not so much the speed that was impressive as the pure animal confidence, the total absorption in the moment. Such a mix of ease and concentration, such a being-in-the-present, would be the envy of the highest yogis" - Pi Patel 
     
  It was a clear sunny day and mother was fetching our morning breakfast. In my opinion, I think every childhood is hard especially when everyone thinks you're a danger to our society. I have no name, no dignity, and no personality. My mother is the most important person in the world to me especially because she hunts down my dinner. The cave where I live isn’t that shallow and when my mom is not home the bats are my company. The future holds many surprises and in my life I never knew I wasn’t going to have a fearful battle with the ocean. I don’t know what the big deal is if I’m endangered, I’m going to die in 10 years anyway. 

             When I first read the book I thought that Richard Parker was a person or a lion. Richard Parker is a friendly and dangerous Bengal tiger. He resided in the Pondicherry Zoo in the country India. The Patel family take very good care of him by bringing him aboard the Tsimtsum. After the ship sinked he was stuck in a life boat for 227 days with the zookeeper's son Pi Patel. The goal that Richard Parker reached was that he was able to win the battle against the deadly Pacific. Richard Parker's friends were Pi Patel and Orange Juice the Orangutan. 

    





    It’s fascinating how my pattern skin is so attracting to other species and mammals. I would have never imagined that I was going to obtain a name that is irrelevant. I wonder if any other animals are feeling the pain I’m feeling. I would simply roar a hi but humans would run away because of the terror of my species. I’ve had a respect for humans all my life but other animals in the animal kingdom don’t think the same. My mom is always babbling about humans causing world domination. I might cause terror but my heart is in the right place. 

  My hunting skills were so impressive that I even surprised myself. One day I want to be as fierce as the panther hunter. The panther hunter is the fastest and most dangerous hunter in my jungle. The panther has attacked three humans and a deadly human hunter is tracking him down every step. It was an a typical sunny day when the violence struck the atmosphere. The human hunter was coming directly toward us but my brave mother wouldn’t leave without a fight. The hunter put my mother to sleep and we never knew what became of her. Since then I would vow to treat humans as animals. The hunter gave me a name which was Thirsty because of all the water I drank in the river. Richard Parker, the hunter, was a noble man so he donated me to the Pondicherry Zoo in India. This zoo was run by the Patel family and they were in need of an animal of my species.  Now that I look back I’ve grown a lot of knowledge ever since the incident. The zoo was nothing like the jungle but there was something recherché that kept me in the zoo. It wasn’t the food that kept me there it was the loyal little zookeeper. 

  It’s been four awkward years in the zoo. I’ve become a great hunter ever since I resided in the Pondicherry Zoo. The thing I hate the most about the other animals is that they think my territory is their territory. When I attack another animals it’s not because of hunger it’s that they invade my territory. I woke up normally today, but I sensed that a crowd of humans were getting closer to the entrance gate of cage. There was a lot of confusion and anger between the family of zookeepers. When I turned around I saw a goat in my territory and in a brief second I attacked the living daylights out of that animal. After I attacked the goat I overheard the zookeeper was planning to move the zoo to Canada. I’ve never heard of something called Canada. I hope they don’t separate me from my friend Orange Juice the female orangutan. The Japanese crew people locked me inside a cage on board the Tsimtsum. I might be a fear to everyone but my worst enemy is the ocean. It was a long and stressful night. The other animals were enjoying themselves while I was filled fear and pain. Who ever knew that it was the final destination for these animals.

       Who else has lived with a Bengal Tiger?

   In the world there a bunch of animals that have been loyal to their owners and masters. There is one animal that even saved a president's life. Read about George Washington's horse Nelson. 

  My loyal zookeeper started calling me Richard Parker instead of Thirsty. I wasn’t going to argue, so for now on my official name is Richard Parker.  It was a dark and stormy night. When suddenly I heard a loud explosion erupting in the lower deck. I escaped from my cage and ran as fast as I could. The ship was sinking and even though I hated doing this, I jumped into the ocean. The ship no longer existed and I didn’t know how I was going to survive the deadly pacific. I saw a floating lifeboat in the ocean and I decided to hide under the tarpaulin. I realized that only one human survived and it was Pi Patel. If it weren’t for Pi Patel I would have never survived the battle for food and shelter. I respected this human because he respected my territory. I survived by eating fish and drinking the fresh water that Pi Patel made. In my perspective, Pi Patel was kind of like my slave. After almost 200 days have passed since the sinking of the Tsimtsum. Another human came on aboard our lifeboat. He tried to kill my friend/slave Pi Patel. I devoured him like a delicious bowl of strawberry ice cream. I couldn’t afford to lose my provider of food and water after 226 days at sea. The next day we landed in a marvelous and adventurous place called Mexico. I was saved at last after 227 days of war. It was a sandy place and a bunch of hotels were near the ocean. I wanted to thank Pi Patel I just didn’t know how I was going to thank him. Instead of wasting anymore of my time I decided to leave that human. I never turned around because I was eager to relive my life in the jungle. I’m happy to say that I finally made peace with humans and the ocean. 

     

           If you're interested in learning more about Richard Parker and Pi Patel check out the movie trailer

       I put a picture of Tomatlan Mexico because that is where Richard Parker arrived after 227 days at sea. Richard Parker was stuck in a lifeboat with Pi Patel when the Tsimtsum sank. This is the sandy shore that Richard Parker arrived to relive his life in the jungle. Richard Parker described Mexico as a marvelous and adventurous place.  

 The Origin of Richard Parker's Name   
Ziggy the Elephant: I mention that I enjoy greeting humans by roaring a hi. My main hobby is to make humans happy. The good thing is that I found another animal that had the same problem as me.
  Tiger vs. Deer  :  I enjoy hunting other animals when they attack my territory. I don't like eating other animals, I just get mad that animals reside in my territory.
 Although this sounds weird I like to help other species. In the past year I've tried very hard to help my own species. Bengal Tiger Threat
Richard Parker and Edgar Poe?
Themes of Life of Pi