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LOP: Chapter 19-24 (Chapter 23 (The Opinions (Pi's Parents (Mother…
LOP: Chapter 19-24
Chapter 23
Synopsis
In this chapter, Pi and his family meet the three respective leaders of the religions that Pi follows. There is much heated debate as to which religion Pi turly believes in. When asked of his oppinion of the subject he simply replies that he "Wants to Love God".
The Opinions
Pi
He simply wants to love God and throug the various religions, he does this in his own special way
The Pandit
He believes that since his Gods have not died (throwing shade towards the christian's Jesus) his Gods are still alive and relivant, but during the arguement remains notably quiet.
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All Three Religious Men
They are all upset with Pi because in thier eyes, thier religion is the only religion and they can only follow one religion to love God truely.
Pi's Parents
Mother
Mother grew up religious but now avoids the subject almost entirely. She is just as surprised as father when confronted with Pi's religious choices, but says nothing and simply accepts father's offer.
Father
Father is not a religious man and believes that religion is part of the old Indian way of life. He responds to Pi's religious choices by later wanting him to choose between them but at first he seems very surprised and even wants to get out of the conversation by changing the subject and asking if they want ice cream before racing off to get the ice cream.
Chapter 22
Atheist
The atheists, according to Pi, are cautious as they only take the leap of faith to declare that God is real in their last breath. They see the white light that death brings and simply call out "My God." The "My' in this quote is vital as it shows that they now have found out that the God they knew existed somehow is real and was always for them and they accept that as they die.
Agnostic
In Pi's eyes, agnostic people try to stay as reasonable as possible and won't try to see what their life might hold after it has ended. He says that they "lack imagination" causing them to not see the "better story". The quote "better story" also foreshadow to him asking the author which story he believes.
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Chapter 24
After this episode Pi’s brother Ravi would tease him mercilessly for his religious activities, suggesting that Pi also become Jewish so he could have more days of the week off for religious holidays.
Martel steps back to place Pi within the “real world,” which takes a dim view of his religious activities, but Pi still seems to exist in his own “magical realist” universe.