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psychological and moral growth of the protagonist into adulthood or the coming of
- Generally there is an impetus that send the protagonist on his or her way and
1) In Pi’s case, the sinking of the ship begins the start of his transformation.
The loss of his family, steady shelter, food, and water, push him into a
- Through the gradual transcending of difficulty in the form of conflict between the
protagonist and some sort of societal pressure, the main character reaches maturity,
1) Pi clashes against his morals and physical needs and his “defined social
to kill, starting with small fish and ending with the possible killing of a
1) Pi spends 227 days on the boat. His change starts again with small things,
such as changing his eating habits, into larger things like killing animals.
- In a Bildungsroman, the character comes to understand themselves better.
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