A Reminder Of Home

A number of times Pi fired flares. When he would fire hand flares the smell of them would remind him of home. The flares put off a scent that smelled like cumin, and you could always smell cumin in Pondicherry. This smell, was all of home that Pi had. Now when Pi smells cumin he thinks of the ocean.

As their supply of food and fresh water became low, Pi's and Richard Parker's body began to deteriorate. They both became very skinny and dehydrated. Pi was so hungry he began to eat anything he could catch. It was not only the lack of food that affected them but also the hot sun. The sun put painful blisters on Pi's skin, that made it very difficult to lay in a comfortable position.

I can not even imagine my body deteriorating or having blisters on my skin. It sounds so painful, and he had no way to relieve the pain. Unlike Pi, when I got dehydrated I was able to go to the doctor; as for blisters on my skin, that has not happened. I can relate to Pi in many different ways, but in others I can't relate at all. I have been sick before, and I have gone through pain. However, I was not in the same circumstances as Pi.