Wacky it gets, then. A floating, acidic, predatory island made entirely of algae? Check. An ending that presents an entirely different take on the entire story? Check. A layered look at atheism, agnosticism, and faith? Check.
The Life of Pi captures the readers thoughts, bottles them, and gives you one of three choices. Or something like that.
Early in the book, Pi gives his thoughts on Agnosticism, and explains that those who do not choose are lost. They have nothing. Then, at the end, Pi presents two stories, and lets you decide which one is better.
So what exactly is the point Martel trying to make? Is he stressing that the more fascinating story is just that, a story, and yet the one the masses will accept? Is he showing you the beauty of the unknown? Whatever the case, Martel makes it obvious that if you refuse to accept either story, you are missing out on both the beauty and the logical, leaving you with next to nothing.
Is that the point he is trying to make?
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