Examine the ways in which anthropomorphism and zoomorphism plays an important role in &quote;Life of Pi&quote;

Essay from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: Distinction, City of Bath College, course: Access to Higher Education, language: English, abstract: Yann Martel's novel, Life of Pi, follows the story of a boy known as Pi through a journey in which he is subjected whilst stuck on the Pacific Ocean. This paper will analyse the use of literary devices anthropomorphism and zoomorphism, and ask what affect these devices induce on the reader and text.