"Pi" for some people may just be the numbers to calculate the area for a circle but for piscine Patel,it is a long story of his life.When Pi gets on the lifeboat,because of the sinking of the ship,that moment is the moment that starts "a life of pi"I do
not believe that Pi actually survives with the animals. However ,I believe that Pi actually survives first by the cook,his mom and the sailor then by himelf.Richard Parker may repesent his wikless and his brutal side in order to survive,However he believes in several religions himself,so he starts to have internal confict with himself in order to control that wildenss.In the end,when Richard Paker Leaves and heads on into the jungle ,I believe it is because Pi does not need his brual side anymore,so that is why it leaves Pi and disappears forever in his life.