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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thomian" data-source="post: 14896869" data-attributes="member: 357290">The island in the novel Life of Pi represents many different things. The most noticeable of these is the religious symbolism.The  island represents a "Garden of Eden" for Pi, with sweet green algae and  a limitless supply of fresh water. This idea of the island as the  Garden of Eden continues as Pi discovers the twisted tree in the middle  of the island with the small fruit. This tree represents the tree of  knowledge in the Garden of Eden story. This is true because in finding  the teeth embedded in the fruit Pi is given the knowledge that if he  stays on the island he will die.The island also represents the  basis for a decision that Pi must make. He could decide to simply  survive on the island even though it would kill him. He would eat the  same fish and the same algae in the same setting for the rest of his  life and his health would be no worse. However, Pi leaves the island in  search of truly living. Thus, the island represents a crossroads for  surviving and truly living.So among many other smaller symbols,  the island is significant due to its religious symbolism and the  introduction of survival vs. truly living.<a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_significance_of_the_island_in_%27Life_of_Pi%27" target="_blank">http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_significance_of_the_island_in_'Life_of_Pi'</a></blockquote>

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