The setting in Life of Pi is very important. Pi is on the ocean, in a boat, with a tiger, for most of the book. This makes the story very interesting and differant than most other books. At one point in the novel, Pi comes across a strange island. The island is very strange and its undiscovered. Pi mentions that without the island, he would have never had survived, but people who hear his story usually don't believe that the island exists.
The imagery within the text is good at showing what exactly is happening to Pi on his journey. The storms that he survives are described amazingly and show just how difficult they were. During the days and nights with calm water, the beauty of the scenery is described with incredible detail. I believe that imagery could be used a little bit more during some parts, but overall, I enjoyed the setting in this novel and it definitely improved the story.
Which is better to you, the movie or the book? Why? I haven't read the book, I've only seen the movie:)
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