Topic > Sacrifice in the Life of Pi, Pi by Yann Martel - 544

Happiness is a key to everyone's life. Even the most depressed man on earth has some happiness deep inside. It's what drives us to strive to satisfy our needs and desires every day. There isn't a child who doesn't get excited about a dollar to spend at the candy store. How about the feeling of getting a promotion at your job or even finding the cure for cancer? Being happy is not only healthy, but it is also rewarding for every individual. We strive to find everything that will turn a bad day into a good day. Individuals will compromise to achieve their happiness. You can't get what you want without giving something first. To achieve happiness you will end up sacrificing yourself. This can be an object, a mental state, physical well-being and even self-awareness. There are many different ways to achieve happiness. In Life of Pi, Pi faced many challenges where he had to make choices to survive in the ocean. Since he had been on the ocean for such a long period of time, there would be a big change in his criteria of what he felt happy. Instead...