Yes, this is what this is- a passing thought. I was sitting on my couch, my eyes wandering absentmindedly across the rows upon rows of books on our shelves when they came across one of my very favourite comic strips: 'Calvin and Hobbes'. Now, personally, I find that when my mind is absent is when I do my most prolific thinking- either when staring off into nothingness or being in that place halfway between awake and asleep does this usually occur. One of the consequences of this unguarded thinking is that you are able to put ideas together that simply would not be coagulated in any normal state of mind. However, the mind is a perpendicular universe, and we must embrace it.
And so it came to pass that the roles of Calvin and Hobbes were reversed in the context of my 4UAP novel Life of Pi: Pi Patel played the role of Hobbes (the reflective, introspective inquisitor) while Richard Parker (the tiger aboard the life boat with Pi) embodied Calvin's persona of the selfish, aggressive, and ultimately helpless brooder.
I would be most indescribably grateful if people would be so kind as to post their own comments on this particular stream of semi-consciousness; I would be most interested to know. I have a strong feeling I will be adding to this particular posting, so stay tuned!
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The following series of entries consist of what I hope to be engaging contemplations and poignant commentary pertaining to Canadian novel 'Life of Pi' and its author Yann Martel.
For the Life of Pi
As this is, formally speaking, a Welcome Post, I hereby welcome You to my blog. I am no philosopher, nor am a
professional critic. I have never written a novel, much less
published one, and have never posted a blog.
Minor details.
While this page will not yield combinations of words that will reshape literary criticism as
we know it, I do promise the following: transparent honesty, speculation, rampant spoilers, questions worth answering, and articulate thought.
These opening remarks are more of an invitation than anything else: I invite You to peruse my reflections, weigh my critique and, above everything else, share in the enjoyment of this novel.
professional critic. I have never written a novel, much less
published one, and have never posted a blog.
Minor details.
While this page will not yield combinations of words that will reshape literary criticism as
we know it, I do promise the following: transparent honesty, speculation, rampant spoilers, questions worth answering, and articulate thought.
These opening remarks are more of an invitation than anything else: I invite You to peruse my reflections, weigh my critique and, above everything else, share in the enjoyment of this novel.
A List of Relevant Links!
- 'Life of Pi and The Clash of Civilizations'
- A Commentary on Life of Pi
- Canada Coucil for the Arts: Yann Martel
- Contemporary Writers
- Everything Is Best: A Review of Life of Pi
- How I Wrote 'Life of Pi'
- Interview with Yann Martel: 'Life of Pi'
- Interview with Yann Martel: Writing Is Life
- Life of Pi Study Guide
- Nation Master Online Encyclopedia: Yann Martel
- PBS Online NewsHour Conversation: Life of Pi
- Student commentary of Life of Pi
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: Martel, Yann
- The Independant Books ~ 'Life of Pi'
- Yann Martel on How To Write; Prague Writers' Festival
Blog Archive
- November 2008 (6)
- October 2008 (6)
2 comments:
It is has been suggested, for many, many years, that nothing is new, and that human beings are ever repeating the same characters and situations over and over and over. Assuming that is true, it's not unusual at all for one piece of human expression to echo another. Perhaps your semiconciousness put you in tune with the universal story. (ooo)
for some reason i really really liked how you started off... it gives me a deeper insight into picking the novel and reading it for myself...
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