Author's Note: This is a cause and effect piece on the book Life of Pi by Yann Martel. There will also be an analyzing of the climax. Spoiler alert!!!
The climax of the story was when Pi Patel's cargo ship began to sink. The Tsimtsu sank because of a giant storm in the Pacific ocean. The storm rattled the boat and made a gaping hole in the side of it. As the ship began to sink Pi should have made a greater effort to reach his family. If he would've been able to retrieve them he might have been able to live a much better life afterward. Additionally even if he was on the ship without his family he should have made a greater effort to find the captain to ask him what was going on.
If the Tsimtsu had not sank then the story would've been extremely different. Pi Patel and his family would've landed in Canada and had a pleasant life with the animals. In addition Pi wouldn't have had that terrible journey through the Pacific Ocean while having some very disturbing experiences.
