Feb 18, 2015 · There are carnivorous plants that float on the water. They are nothing like the island in the book or movie though. Mangrove trees in particular ...

Dec 11, 2012 · It's made clear at the end of the film that the Japanese insurance agents think it's highly unlikely that the island exists, which is exactly ...

Jan 15, 2013 · Quite simply put, a floating island is a mass of floating aquatic plants, mud and peat raning in thickness from a few inches to several feet.

Dec 21, 2012 · According to the insurance guys, there was no such island in reality, suggesting it was a symbol of something, not a real island. Pi found the ...

The carnivorous island is where we discover the story may not be/is not 'true'. In order to go on, we must make a conscious leap of faith to accept the story ...

Dec 8, 2012 · Although the floating carnivorous island in the Life of Pi is fictitious, there are ecosystems on this earth that are changing so ...

May 31, 2007 · Not to deprecate the novelist's art, Tim, but Life of Pi also speaks of carnivorous islands whose trees bear fruit containing human teeth.

The carnivorous island in Life of Pi is a paradoxical symbol that illustrates the balance between paradise and purgatory. The island appears to offer resources ...